Extension Resources for WBC
UNL Extension Publications
Western Bean Cutworm in Corn and Dry Beans
NebGuide G2013 - Ronald Seymour, Gary Hein & Robert Wright
Listen to Tom Hunt describe this NebGuide
Western Bean Cutworm Speed Scouting Spreadsheet
Extension Circular 1585 - Silvana Paula-Moraes, Wayne Ohnesorg, Gary Hein, Thomas Hunt & Robert Wright
- The calculations included in EC1585 were used to create the Western Bean Cutworm Speed Scout App, which allows users to speed scout corn fields and determine whether WBC populations have reached the action threshold for treatment. The free app is available for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Android devices and can be downloaded from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Listen to Silvana Paula-Moraes talk about scouting and making treatment decisions for WBC
Corn Insects I
Extension Circular 1572 - Robert Wright & James Kalisch
Corn Insects - Quick Reference Guide
Extension Circular 1562 - Robert Wright
2019 Guide to Weed, Disease, and Insect Management in Nebraska
Extension Circular 130 - Stevan Knezevic, Editor
UNL CropWatch Articles
The Biology and Management of Ear-Feeding Lepidopteran Pests of Corn in Nebraska
January 9, 2019 - Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai, Julie Peterson & Thomas Hunt
Scouting and Treating Western Bean Cutworm
July 11, 2018 - Julie Peterson, Robert Wright, Wayne Ohnesorg, Jeff Bradshaw & Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai
Using Degree-Day Models to Predict Western Bean Cutworm Flights
June 21, 2018 - Julie Peterson, Débora Montezano, Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai, Justin McMechan & Jeff Bradshaw
Efficacy of Foliar Insecticide Treatments for Western Bean Cutworm in Corn
April 11, 2018 - Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai, Débora Montezano & Julie Peterson
Western Bean Cutworm Update
January 8, 2018 - Julie Peterson, Thomas Hunt, Jeff Bradshaw, Robert Wright, Ron Seymour, Débora Montezano & Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai
Establishing a Western Bean Cutworm Colony in the Laboratory
October 4, 2017 - Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai, Débora Montezano, Priscilla Colombo da Luz, Julie Peterson & Robert Wright
Scouting and Treatment Recommendations for Western Bean Cutworm
July 11, 2017 - Julie Peterson, Robert Wright, Wayne Ohnesorg, Jeff Bradshaw & Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai>
Using Degree-Day Models to Predict Western Bean Cutworm Flights
June 15, 2017 - Julie Peterson, Débora Montezano, Westen Archibald, Priscilla Colombo da Luz & Jeff Bradshaw>
Western Bean Cutworm: Pest Status & IPM Options
January 6, 2017 - Julie Peterson>
Nebraska Perspective on Efficacy of Cry1F Bt Corn Against Western Bean Cutworm
October 21, 2016 - Julie Peterson>
Begin Scouting for Western Bean Cutworm Eggs in Corn
July 8, 2016 - Julie Peterson, Robert Wright, Thomas Hunt, Wayne Ohnesorg & Jeff Bradshaw>
Using Degree-Days to Predict Western Bean Cutworm Flights
June 24, 2016 - Julie Peterson, Débora Montezano, Westen Archibald, Jeff Bradshaw, Kayla Mollet & Robert Wright>
Webinars
Western Bean Cutworm: Pest Status & IPM Options
USDA-NIFA Outreach Webcast hosted by the Plant Management Network
January 2017 - Julie Peterson
Market Journal Interviews
Bt Corn Varieties
November 17, 2017 - Julie Peterson
Western Bean Cutworm
August 18, 2017 - Julie Peterson
Cry1F Efficacy
October 21, 2016 - Julie Peterson
Western Bean Cutworm
July 22, 2016 - Jeff Bradshaw
Insect Scouting
July 1, 2016 - Tom Hunt
Other Resources
Biological Control of the Western Bean Cutworm – May 2017 Update
Article in the Scottsbluff Star Herald, Farm and Ranch Section
May 21, 2017 – Jeff Bradshaw