Monitoring Black Army Cutworm Risk in Planting Areas

Black army cutworm (Actebia fennica) damage observed in seedlings following the 2023 fire season identified a need to better understand pest-pressures in post-fire landscapes. Learn about how pheromone-based monitoring was used to assess cutworm activity and inform planting and management decisions in affected harvest areas.

This work was part of a larger collaborative monitoring project including West Fraser, Weyerhaeuser (Pembina), and the Government of Alberta Forest Health section to understand the overall risk in the 2023 wildfire area.