Corn Earworm
A very summertime-like weather pattern is expected to hold across much of the corn-growing region through at least later next week. The result will be temperatures above average and, at times, gusty southerly winds which may result in at least isolated corn earworm moth flights into a portion of the corn-growing region. A weak cool front will move southeast before stalling over the next 24 hours, and Low migration risks are in place southeast of this front tonight into tomorrow especially from Kansas, Missouri, and far southern Iowa east and northeast as far as southern lower Michigan, southwest Ontario, Canada, Ohio, and Kentucky. By next week, a rather persistent corridor of gusty southerly winds is expected to take hold especially across the Plains states but also potentially further east into the Mississippi River valley. Subsequently, Low migration risks are in the forecast mainly west of Lake Michigan and the I-57 corridor in eastern Illinois from Monday-Wednesday next week. An unfavorable time of the year with respect to crop growth stages precludes a higher risk at this time, but we will continue to monitor.

