What's New in Research on Black Cutworms?

A fairly significant peak of black cutworm adults, noted in our black light trap counts for the first week of June, has resulted in high levels of larval activity in the past two weeks. Reports of direct feeding damage from black cutworm larvae, as well as bird damage, have been reported from several golf courses. For this reason, this issue of Insights will provide a summary of recently published research on control measures for black cutworms. A summary of black…