Cutworm
(click image to enlarge) Symptoms:
• Seedlings with feeding damage to cotyledons and/or growing point
• Severity will depend on developmental stage of seedling
Epidemiology:
• Numerous different species of cutworms
• Cutworms are larval stages of night-flying moths
• Wide host range
• Cutworms overwinter in the soil and mostly feed during the night
Control:
• Scouting for symptoms
• At planting or layby insecticides if needed