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"5 -IO-IO FERTILIZER
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CUTWORM CONTROL
In '1?43®«14 Joseph C. Chamberlin, Entomol
ogist, made an extensive study of the in
sect posts in the Patanuska Valley. Fol
lowing his work hero, ho published .
la pamphlet on his findings. Tho
following information is gleaned from this
report. r.re shall skpp the descriptive
part on general characteristics oi" cutworms
because practically everyone in tho Valley
is familiar- enough ritji those pests to
i rccognizo them.
! Gcnoral Factors in Cutworm Control
I
Of tho species of cutworms thus far found
in the Ilatanuska Valley, five arc knovn
to bo important pests to cultivated crops.
The importance of rccogniz< ing tho fact
that cutworm injury is not necessarily
caused by the same cutworm species from
year to year in any given area is that'oac’
species has a distinctive life history,host
plant preference, and method of attack.
Consequently, control noasuros found to
bo offoctivc against one spocics rill not
! necessarily be of equal effectiveness a
I gainst a-related form.
| The species of cutworms of possible inpor
| tanco in the Katanuska Valley, so far as
: is known, include the following: The red
j backed cutworm; the spotted cutworm; the
j black army cutworm; tho V-narkcd cutworm;
' and tho glassy cutworm. In addition, tho
I variegated cutworm is known to occur in
! Alaska.
j From tho standpoint of control, these
I species fall into two rather.distinct
| groups which may bo defined by their foed
; ing find overwintering habits. The first
j groups Dicludd spocies'which'normally ornorf
"| from tho soil, generally at night or during
twilight periods, to food upon the aerial
parts of plants. These species can usually
be controlled by the uso of poisonous baitr
The; swotted cutworm, the black army cut
worm, the w-marked cutworm, raid the vari
j egated cutworm all belong to this group
I of spocies. All of those species over
l winter as partly grown larvae, and . iare
hcnco nrosont and at a voracious stage of
growth by the time the earliest plantings
j are made tho following spring.
I Tho socond group of spocios arc charac
I terizcd by tho fact that they feed entire^
ly underground, only rarely and under
j special conditions coning to the surface,
1 Because of this habit, tho use of poiBon
' baits is seldom effective in controlling
their ravages and cultural methods arc
the Only ronedics thus far rorked out,
Tho red-backed and the glassy eutromm be
long to this group. This group passes
tho rintcr in the egg stage, hatching in
the vory early spring.
In comba^ting infestat ions of cutrorms fo:
rhich poisOn baits are effective, timeli
ness of application is of great importance
Cutrorms of this type arc present and ac
tivo in the soil at the time the earliest
plantings are made. It is advisable to
broadcast the poison bait over tho ground
just before planting. To dotominc rheth*
or this method is rorthrhilo, distribute
anall and compact piles of succulent greo?
food plants, such as clover, chickrcod,or
lambs-quartcr over the ground alloring
it to remain 2 or 3 days. If cutrorms
arc present, they rill bo found congre
gated under theso pilos. Cont. on n. 9