Manitoba continues to experience cutworm issues this spring! Thanks to John Gavloski (Manitoba Agriculture) who was able to provide a quick summary:
There has been a lot of insecticide applications and some reseeding of crops in Manitoba because of cutworms. Damage is to a variety of crops. Redbacked and dingy cutworms have been the two dominant species, although some other species of cutworms are being found. They are starting to turn to pupae, however stages are quite variable in some fields and scouting and insecticide applications continue.
Please refer back to our earlier Cutworm post (Wk05) for help with scouting and identification tips. Also access the free downloadable Cutworm Field Guide.