Helicoverpa punctigera pheromone traps around the Maranoa, Western Downs and Central QLD regions are recording above average moth numbers. In particular, long-term sites at Roma and St George have both recorded well above their seven year average for this time of year. Continued migration of H. punctigera through spring is likely, if suitable weather systems occur, and it is likely that… Read more »
Fall armyworm (FAW, Spodoptera frugiperda) is an exotic pest that was first detected on the Australian mainland in February 2020. State and federal biosecurity organisations have determined it to be unfeasible to eradicate this pest and it is now classified as endemic. In response to this incursion, the Queensland Government has funded a network of traps to better understand the… Read more »
The annual Helicoverpa spp. pheromone trapping program for the Northern Grains Region commenced last month. During the first few weeks of trap catches, trap operators have detected flights of both H. punctigera and H. armigera in pheromone traps across the Northern Region. As we have seen in the last six years of our trapping program, H. armigera flights are consistently… Read more »