This sets them migrating to the alpine elevations of the Wasatch and Uinta Mountains. They emerge six weeks later with a yen for flower nectar. After eating all winter, the army cutworms burrow into the ground to pupate. The larvae eat their way through the winter chomping on winter wheat, alfalfa, and many other types of crops and plants. Miller moths begin their lives as army cutworms. Miller moth annoyance levels seemed highest along the Wasatch Front but other areas experienced high numbers as well. These dusty gray nuisances have been mobbing our lights, dive bombing our heads and plopping into our nightstand water glasses. For several weeks many Utahns have been coping with a bumper crop of miller moths. World Cup Colombian soccer player James Rodriguez isn’t the only one with a flying insect problem.

Hi, I’m Holly Strand from the Quinney College of Natural Resources at Utah State University. Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Photographerįrank Peairs, Colorado State University, Photographer Download file | Play in new window | Recorded on July 17, 2014

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