Caterpillar and Worm Control and Rainfall Events Peanut Notes No. 220 2025
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Collapse ▲Dominic and I had a discussion with an industry representative about caterpillars and worms in peanuts. He was seeing a lot of insects north and east in the state but others are not seeing anything to speak of further south. Identification of corn earworm and tobacco budworm was in the discussion. This is really challenging to do but really does matter in terms of what products provide control.
Our recommendation is to avoid pyrethroids and use products that control the broad spectrum of insects (primarily corn earworm and tobacco budworm) that do not flare mites (although conditions are not favorable now.) These are more expensive but are worth it.
We also discussed hard rains and survival of caterpillars and worms. A hard rain can do a good job of driving the insects low in the canopy and even to the ground. But you do need to scout and see how the insects were affected by rain. A insecticide application may not be warranted after some of the rains we have had. This could explain higher numbers of insects north and east, and fewer insects further south in the state. It has rained a lot in central and southeast NC but less so further north.