Pepper weevils and aphid populations can also build up quickly in old pepper plantings. Leaf miner numbers remain high but seem to have stabilized across the area. A few reports indicate the movement of leaf miner from abandoned fields onto new plantings. Leaf miner is being seen widely in a number of crops and should remain active for the next few months. Aphids have been observed in a number of areas primarily on cole crops, cucurbits, and pepper.
Incidence is sporadic and counts generally low.
An increase in armyworm activity has been noted by a number of respondents from scattered locations across the region. Sightings include beet, fall and southern armyworm depending on the location. Numbers and crop damage has been low. The first report of diamond back moths on crucifers has come in from the eastern part of the region. A few pinworms are also being seen in traps in the Devil s Garden area.