Monitor by looking for seedlings that have been cut off, then use a trowel to dig and search for larvae amongst the base soil. Various species found in Utah include the Army Cutworm (Euxoa auxiliaris), Black Cutworm (Agotis ipsilon), Glassy cutworm (Crymodes devastator), Pale Western Cutworm (Agrotis orthogonia), and Variegated Cutworms (Peridroma saucia). They overwinter as the larvae stage in the soil or underneath plant debris. Cutworm larvae are active now (seen early as late January into April).
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