Black Light Trap Data | Agroecosystems Entomology Lab

West Central Research & Extension Center- North Platte, Nebraska Location

Our lab participates in a trapping network to provide timely information about crop pest populations for our stakeholders. We typically run our trap from mid-May through September every year. We try to process the light trap and post new information five days a week (Monday-Friday); however, when our samples reach high numbers and other field work keeps us busy, we may get a little behind. We will try our best to keep things updated, but we appreciate your patience.

2026 WBC Blacklight Trap
Date	Western Bean Cutworm	European Corn Borer	Corn Earworm	Army Cutworm	Wheathead Armyworm
Date 06-09	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date Range 06-06 - 06-08	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 1	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 06-05	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 2	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 06-04	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 1	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 06-03	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 5	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 06-02	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date Range 05-30 - 06-01	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 1	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-29	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-28	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-27	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date Range 05-23 - 05-26	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 15	Wheathead Armyworm 16
Date 05-22	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-21	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-20	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-19	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date Range 05-16 - 05-18	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 2
Date 05-15	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 14
Date 05-14	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 10
Date 05-13	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 1	Wheathead Armyworm 1
Date 05-12	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 1	Wheathead Armyworm 11
Date 05-11	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 9
Date 05-10	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 10
Date 05-09	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 7
Date 05-08	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 181
Date 05-07	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-06	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 1	Wheathead Armyworm 0
Date 05-05	Western Bean Cutworms 0	European Corn Borer 0	Corn Earworm 0	Army Cutworm 0	Wheathead Armyworm 0

For questions on this data or to view the full species list or historic complete season data from North Platte or the Panhandle Dry Bean Pheromone Trap Network, contact Randy Lloyd, Research Facility Coordinator: randy.lloyd@unl.edu | (308) 696-6729

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