Western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta) is an insect pest. It is a native of Western United States and was first detected in Colorado in 1984.
The larvae feed on a wide variety of plants, including beans and corn.
Western bean cutworm
Striacosta albicosta
- 7/2020 - Western Bean Cutworm Moth Season Begins
- 1/2020 - Corn, soybean insect updates track new concerns
- 1/2020 - Corn School: Changing weather patterns create pest challenges
- 7/2019 - Western bean cutworm and spider mites in field corn
- 7/2019 - Corn School: Western bean cutworm still a threat in late-developing crop
- 7/2019 - Western Bean Cutworm Flight Increases, Egg Hatch Is Underway
- 7/2019 - OMAFRA REPORT: Cutworms, aphids and cereal leaf beetles
- 7/2019 - Scout Soybeans for Gall Midge and Corn for Western Bean Cutworm Eggs
- 3/2019 - Workshop will train producers to identify, monitor cutworm moths
- 2/2019 - Understanding the Interaction of Western Bean Cutworm Damage and Mycotoxin Risk in Corn Silage