Corn pest logs thousands of frequent flyer miles. (research on black cutworm moths by William Showers and Thomas W. Sappington) From: Agricultural Research | Date: June 1, 1992| Author: Hardin, Ben | COPYRIGHT 1992 U.S. Government Printing Office. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Researchers discovered that some black cutworm moths migrate long distances at top speeds, sometimes leaving their larvae to devastate entire corn fields. Agricultural Research Service entomologist William B. Showers and colleagues studied the night-flying black cutworm moths' migration by examining pollen grains sticking to their bodies and identifying its origin. Thomas W. Sappington, entomologist at Iowa State University, also studied the flight behavior of moths using flight mills. This r...