During the clipping, Aerica from the UW-Extension discovered eggs and larvae in five of the six sample fields and Dean Volenberg, Door County Ag Agent has identified it as Variegated Cutworm. He said typically variegated cutworm is not a pest except in years when the populations are high and this is one of those years. Variegated cutworm skeletonizes plants unlike most other cutworms that cut plants off at the base. They are generalist feeders and so most all plants are fare game. Growers should be scouting all crops soon for these critters, especially alfalfa, other forages, wheat, oats. He has not seen egg masses in corn but corn bordering alfalfa or other grasses may be prone to attack.
The variegated cutworm adult moths have been at very high numbers throughout the northern half of Wisconsin
Here are a few arcticles and a website on identifying the pest: Article 1Article 2GreenIndustry Website
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