There is a dark arrow shaped marking overlaid by 2 lighter spots on each forewing, along with a black wedge shaped marking nearer the body. Their wings have a grey brown pattern overall. Pink Cutworm ( Agrotis munda) adult moths are grey brown in colour and they fold their wings along their body when at rest. There is a distinctive dark arrow shaped marking overlaid by 2 lighter spots on each forewing. They have a wingspan of about 40 to 50 mm.
The product also controls other lawn caterpillar pests including Lawn Armyworm and Sod Webworm and lawn beetle pests including Curl Grub, African Black Beetle larvae, Argentinian Scarab larvae, Argentine Stem Weevil larvae, and Billbug larvae.Ĭommon Cutworm ( Agrotis infusa) adult moths – ‘Bogong Moths’ - are dark brown in colour, and they fold their wings along their body when at rest. Try Yates Grub Kill and Protect for the control of Black Cutworm larvae in lawns. All treatments are way more effective if you can catch an infestation in its early stages. Regular monitoring of your lawn and garden will ensure that a major infestation of Cutworms doesn’t occur ‘overnight’. There are several things that you can do to prevent serious damage from Cutworms (see How to Prevent Cutworms Appearing). Prevention is always better than cure, and you are more likely to be able to achieve that if you are out and about in your garden regularly. If you find insects you will need to know what Cutworms look like (see Description). If you find damage you should have a closer look to see if you can find some insects. For this to work you will need to know what to look for (see Symptoms of Cutworm Damage). For example you could watch for disappearing seedlings in the veggie garden, and keep an eye out (see Monitor) for Black Cutworm damage when mowing your lawn. The secret to pest control is to keep an eye on your plants, including your lawn, so that you can detect pest incursions early. Larvae feed on a wide range of plants including lawn grasses, vegetables and ornamentals (especially at seedling stage), and broadleaf weeds. The adult moths of Cutworms are completely harmless and feed on nectar from flowers.
Black Cutworm is thought to be resident in warmer sub-tropical and tropical parts of Australia, and migrate into southern regions during the warmer months there. Pink Cutworm and Black Cutworm are found throughout Australia. A significant number of the adults (‘Bogong Moths’) in south-eastern Australia migrate to mountainous country to shelter over summer. Black Cutworm aka Greasy Cutworm ( Agrotis ipsilon)Ĭommon Cutworm is found in the southern half of Australia, including Tasmania.Pink Cutworm aka Brown Cutworm ( Agrotis munda).Common Cutworm ( Agrotis infusa) – the ‘Bogong Moth’.
There are about 9 species in the genus found in Australia and 3 of those are pests. Cutworms are the larvae of moths from the genus Agrotis.
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