Continue to watch fields for asparagus beetle adults laying eggs on spears throughout fields. Treatments should be applied once eggs can be found on spears. Sevin, Ambush or Pounce will provide control.
Insect pressure remains low in most fields with the predominant pest being the imported cabbageworm.
The first diamondback moths have been caught in pheromone traps so we should see the first larvae in the next 10 to 14 days. Young larvae will first mine between the upper and lower leaf surfaces before moving to the heart of the plants. Spin-Tor or a Bt insecticide will provide effective control. Low levels of dingy cutworm larvae have been detected in the earliest planted fields. Ambush, Asana, Pounce, or Warrior will provide effective control.