Black Cutworm

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​​​​D​ATCP has monitored early-season black cutworm migration flights for more than 20 yea​​​rs, with the help of volunteer coopera​tors throughout the state. Moth counts from the annual trapping survey provide precise data on the timing of black cutworm arrival into Wisconsin and are used to forecast optimal scouting and treatment windows based on significant captures. A significant capture occurs when nine or more moths are trapped in two nights.​

For the 2024 season, 77 pheromone traps have been established in 30 counties. Current multistate migration
maps are available at Great Lakes and Maritimes Pest Monitoring Netw​ork (select BCW tab) and Black Cutworm corn ipmPIPE.​​


Moth Counts for the ​2024 Season (March ​22​ - May 30) 

​​County​

Loc​ation​​​

Week 1​

Week 2​

Week 3​

Week 4​

Week 5​

Week 6​

Week 7​​​​

Week 8​

Week 9​​​

​Week 10

​Adams

Grand Marsh

​0

0

0


7

6


​9​​​​​​


​Barron
​Barron
​0
​6
​16*
​9
​8
​Barron
​Cameron
​2
​1
​6
​0
​12*
​Barron
​Clear Lake
​1
​0
​1
​1
​4
​Barron
​New Auburn

​1
​4
​4
​4
​6
​Barron
​Turtle Lake
​0
​3
​5
​4
​8
​Brown
​Holland
​1
​3
​8
​9

​​​Buffalo

Alma

​0

0

0

0
1
8

0

4
​21*

​Buffalo

Gilmanton

​0

​0

​1

2
8
13*
2

1

​7

​Buffalo

Mondovi

​0

​0

​0

0
0
0
0

2

​5
​Chippewa
​Bloomer
​0
​2
​1
​3
​1
​Chippewa
​Cadott
0​​0
​0
​0
​5
​Chippewa
Cornell​​0
​0
2​​2
​5
​Chippewa
​Holcombe
​0
​0
​0
​0
​0
​Chippewa
​Lake Wissota
​0
​0
​3
​2
9​

​Columbia

Columbus

​0

​0

0

0
0
3
0

1

​1

​Columbia

Lodi 

​0

​1

​5

1
7
32*
7

8

​16*

​Columbia
​Lodi H
​0
​13*
​11*
​5
​7
​1
​Columbia
​Lodi O
​0
​5
​10*
​2
​0
​1
​Columbia
​Lodi R
​0
​4
​3
​7
​2
​1

​Columbia

Pardeeville

​0

​1

​3

0
1
0
0

1

​0

​Columbia

Portage

​0

0

0

0
0
7
1

0

​2

​Dane

Dane

0

1

0
3
6
22*
2

3

​2

​Dane

Sun Prairie

​0

​0

​0

4
1
4
0

0

​1

Dodge

Beaver Dam

​0

​0

2

16*
10*
12*
28*

16*

​5

Dodge

Lowell

​0

​0

0

13*
1
4
12*

2

​1

​Dodge

Waupun

​0

​0

35*​

43*
17*
45*
37*

10*

​33*
​Dunn
​Boyceville
​0
​0
​2​​
​0
​4
​Dunn
​Colfax
​0
​1
​0
​0
​1
​Dunn
​Elk Mound
​0
​2
​1
​1
​11*

Dunn

Fall Cty Prairie

​0

​0

​0​

0
1
11*
6

4

​2
​11*
​Dunn
​Menomonie NW
​0
​1
​0
​0
​1
​Dunn
​Menomonie SE
​0
​0
​1
​1
​9

​Dunn

Rusk

​0

0

0

0
2
13*

9

20*

Fond du Lc

Lamartine

​0

0

0

2
6
8

24*

15*

​7
​17*
​Fond du Lc
​Oakfield

​2
​1

​Fond du Lc

Pipe

​0

0

0

2
9
6
7
12*
​5
​7

Fond du Lc

Ripon

​0

0

0​

3
22*
37*
15*
17*
​5

Grant

Prairie du Chn

​0


2

3
3
2
0

0

​Green
​Monroe
​0
​4
​1
​0
​1
​Jackson
​Taylor
​3
​3
​10*
​0
​Jefferson
​Watertown
​0
​8
​0
​21*
​12*
​0
​2
​Jefferson
​Whitewater
​0
​0
​0
​0
​0

​Kenosha
​Wheatland
​0
​0
​5

​La Crosse

La Crosse

​1


3
1
20*
13*

​6**
​La Crosse
​La Crosse E
​2
0
​1
​8
​3**

​La Crosse
​St. Joseph
​6
​2
​14*
​16*
​8**
​Lafayette
​Darlington
​9
​18*

​Manitowoc

Manitowoc



3
8
10*
5
​3
​2

​Marathon

Wausau

​0

​0

0​

0
0
1
0

2

​8
​Oconto
​Mountain
​0
​4
​3
​7
​2
​2
​Outagamie​
​Seymour
​1
​3
​9
​10*

Ozaukee

Fredonia


2
2
10*
7
37*
​19*
​3
Pepin

Durand

​0

​0

0

1
1
2
0

2


​0

​Portage

Stockton

0


0

0

2
4
​6
​Rock
​Evansville
​​
​2
​3
​22*
​19*
​26*
​3
​3
3​Rock
​​Janesville M
​3
​8
​0
​0
​Rock
​Janesville O
​22*

​5
​3
​Rock
​Janesville C
​0
​0
​0
​7
​4
​2
​0
​Rock
​Janesville R
​0
​0
​0
​2
5​​2
​1

Rock

Janesville RC


0

0

4
2
2
2
​0
​0
​0
​Rusk
​Hubbard
​0
​0
​1
​0
​3
​Rusk
​​Ladysmith
​0
​0
​0
​3
​12*
​Rusk
​Strickland
​0
​0
​2
​4
​16*
​Rusk
​Thornapple

​0
​0
​1
​1
​2
​Rusk
​Wilson
​0
​0

​Sauk

Baraboo

0

0
1
0
1
8

0

1

​1

Sauk

Honey Creek

0

0

0

1
0
0

0

0

​1

​Sauk

Loganville

​0

0

1
0
0
4
4

1

​8

Sauk

Merrimac

0

0

0

1
2
0
0

0

​0

Sauk

Sauk City

0

​0

0

0
0
0
0

0

​0
​Sauk
​Sauk City S
​0
3​​0
​0
​0
​0

Sheboygan

Oostburg




1
4
4
5
​7
​2
​Sheboygan
​Sheboygan
​0
​11*
​17*
​43*
​53*
​Walworth
​Delavan


​0
​0
​0
​0
​1
​0
​Walworth
​Elkhorn
​7
​8
​12*
​7

Waushara

Almond

0​


0
2
46*
20*


​9

Wee​k 1 (Mar 22-28);  Week 2 (Mar 29-Apr 4); Week 3 (Apr 5-11); Week 4 (Apr 12-18); Week 5 (Apr 19-​25); 
Week 6 (Apr 26-May 2); Week 7 (May 3-9); Week 8 (May 10-16); Week 9 (May 17-23); Week 10 (May 24-30)​*Significant or intense capture of nine or more moths in two nights. ** Trap counts are for two-weeks May 10-23.​

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