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Dick’s Garden Blog – Keep The Cutworms Away

By Wells Brothers
Monday, April 13th, 2015

cutwormThe weather has cooperated for the most part this April. Nice temperatures, good rain and no freezes as of this writing. I have been a little late getting my garden planted but it’s all in. Thank you Mother Nature. Now the fun starts with the daily scouting, inspecting, watering, and weeding. Did I say daily?

Questions about cutworms have been above average this year. This isn’t a very good sign. Cutworms come in four varieties and each presents a different challenge. They are destructive because the damage is done at night and is usually fatal for the plant. A good night time scouting plan is the best way to identify a problem before it gets out of hand. During daylight hours check just below the surface of the soil or mulch within a foot of the plant to find them. Destroy them as you find them.

Physical barriers are an easy way to control cutworms. Sleeve crops with a steel or aluminum can around the stem works very well; as long as you do it at the time of planting. Non barrier controls include Carbaryl (Sevin), BT (bacillus thuringiensis) and Sluggo Plus.

 

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