Cut worms

[Partners]

Any one spraying for cut worms?
We have way to many on soft/loon shit type soil..Getting some poison for them tomorrow..
Check fields...

[farmaholic]

We only have flax to spray yet and would have to say haven't seen anything that would warrant spraying for them. All of our canola except for 80 acres has lumiderm insecticide on it.

I was wondering if Lumiderm was used every time canola was seeded, would cut worm populations ever increase? Would it clean them out of a canola crop and then be good until the next round of canola(what ever your rotation is)?

[ado089]

They were chewing on barley this year too. We need lindane back for a couple of year to clean up all these bugs that have moved in since it's demise.

[hobbyfrmr]

There must be something you can spray for that.

One of the neighbor's minions was talking how they had to reseed 5 quarters. The minion also tried to describe to the farmer that 6-7 consecutive crops of canola is not good farming practices. The response was, It's only one quarter and its just for experiment.

The conversation turned to the subject that every generation that leaves a farm is to busy with their lives to care about it. Once the old people die, the kids rent it out for the top dollar and don't even bother to pay attention. As long as the cheque is on time!

[Partners]

What effect does rain have on these little turds? Chance of rain for the next 3 days here..Will they drown?

[ado089]

It slows them down moving from plant to plant.

[sumdumguy]

Grass edges are full of cutworms. Maybe cultivation around fields would keep them out.

[ado089]

They're in my smf too. They like loose dirt.

[furrowtickler]

By far the worst on our pea stubble that was worked last fall - loose dirt as well

[BreadWinner]

By far the worst on our pea stubble that was worked last fall - loose dirt as well

Hobbyfarmer, Why do you have to turn a perfectly good topic into another big new farmer jealousy rant. Im sure the hobbyfarms out there have some cutworms as well. Oh ya keep your dam dandilion fuss on your side of the road. Why do these half witt wannabes just look after their own problems and stop complaining. Ive heard it many times these guys are slagging someone they no sooner they need a pull out of the mud or borrow a real swather because they are getting stuck. You should worry about yourself allot more.