Corn earworm threatens crops like soybeans, cotton, peanuts and specialty produce across Virginia. Most arrive via annual migrations from the south. Thanks to support from the Virginia Soybean Board, pheromone traps were deployed statewide in 2025 to track moth flights. The new Corn Earworm Moth Tracker helps users to anticipate pest outbreaks — reducing crop damage and unnecessary pesticide use. Support for trap deployment and monitoring has been made possible by the assistance of Virginia Cooperative Extension Agents Neil Clark, C. Taylor Clarke, Elizabeth Cooper, Jason Cooper, Helene Doughty, Roy Flanagan, Trent Jones, Grace Kunkel, Rosemary Life, Robbie Longest, Mike Parrish, Theresa Pittman, Livvy Preisser, James Reiter, Stephanie Romelczyk, Sara Rutherford, Nathan Sedghi, Mackenzie VanLandingham, and Megan Williams; along with support from Thomas Kuhar, Professor, Entomology, Virginia Tech; and Kemper Sutton, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Entomology, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Virginia Tech.

The relative yield data includes the official variety trials (OVT) and on-farm variety trials of the current year. OVT data is from replicated, small-plot research conducted on VT experiment stations across the state. On-farm variety trials are not replicated at each site but are grown in large strip plots on farmer fields across the state. Soybean Variety Selection Tool assists in choosing high-performing cultivars tailored to local conditions.