Illinois: The Black Cutworm Watch and Other Entomological Musings
Black cutworms Despite the record-breaking warm weather in March and early corn planting across much of the state, reports of […]
View ArticleIowa: Predicted Corn Rootworm Hatch Begins
Corn rootworm egg hatch in Iowa can occur from late May to the middle of June, depending on accumulating soil […]
View ArticleIowa: Crop Advantage Schedule Set for January
The 2013 Crop Advantage Series offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach will be held at 13 Iowa locations […]
View ArticleIllinois Corn: Scout for Corn Rootworm in 1st-Year Fields
On Aug. 26, Joe Spencer, an entomologist with the Illinois Natural History Survey, and I traveled to Livingston and Kankakee […]
View ArticleAgFax Grain Review: Chinese Trade Issues Continue; Navy to Purchase 37M...
Markets/Trade AgriMoney.com reports that China continues to upset grain trade with the U.S. over its ban of Syngenta’s Viptera brand […]
View ArticleCrop Tech: Beneficial Insects Love Smell of Cut Grass — DTN
This bi-monthly column condenses the latest news in the field of crop technology, research and products. A SCENT WITH A […]
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Illinois Corn: Input Decisions for Rootworms – Webcast
Producers throughout the Corn Belt are in the midst of harvest operations. However, it’s not too soon to begin evaluating the value of corn rootworm inputs for 2015 and their
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Flint on Crops: Scout Corn for Pests, Other Problems
We are finally beginning to see fields with good stands of corn where farmers have either gotten lucky or have access to some source of intelligence that is not available
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Kansas Corn, Alfalfa: Watch Out For Insect Mix
As corn and alfalfa crops continue to grow, K-State Research and Extension crop specialists are observing different pests currently in Kansas. Challenges impacting the crops include potato leafhoppers,...
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Illinois Corn: Input Decisions for Rootworms – Webcast
Producers throughout the Corn Belt are in the midst of harvest operations. However, it’s not too soon to begin evaluating the value of corn rootworm inputs for 2015 and their
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Flint on Crops: Scout Corn for Pests, Other Problems
We are finally beginning to see fields with good stands of corn where farmers have either gotten lucky or have access to some source of intelligence that is not available
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Kansas Corn, Alfalfa: Watch Out For Insect Mix
As corn and alfalfa crops continue to grow, K-State Research and Extension crop specialists are observing different pests currently in Kansas. Challenges impacting the crops include potato leafhoppers,...
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Kansas Corn: Diagnosing Early-Season Growth Problems
Getting a good stand of corn, with vigorous early-season growth, is the first step in getting good yields. When adverse conditions, such as a hard rain or unusually cool weather,
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Texas: 4 Panhandle Crop Production Clinics, Jan. 8-12
Four Texas Panhandle Crop Production Clinics will be presented Jan. 8-12 by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, DuPont Pioneer and North Plains Groundwater Conservation District. The meetings...
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Illinois: Western Corn Rootworm – Adult Sampling and Economic Thresholds
Based on degree day accumulations, western corn rootworm egg hatch should be underway in much of Illinois (roughly south of Peoria as of May 29; you can view your specific […]
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Bt Corn: Single Toxin Varieties Withdrawing from Market
Dr. Chris DiFonzo, Entomologist at Michigan State University and author of the Handy Bt Trait Table, and I got a note from a corn seed dealer a couple of weeks […]
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Michigan: How Will Wet Spring Impact Insect Pests?
I have been getting many questions (and theories) about the how the wet spring will impact insects. My thoughts are below, divided by insect. First, a plug for the upcoming […]
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Iowa, Minnesota Webinar Series – Essential Row Crop Management for Summer...
University of Minnesota Extension and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach are collaborating to provide another series of short, timely, and topic-specific webinars for farmers, ag...
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Minnesota: Be on Lookout for Soybean Gall Midge, Spider Mites, Corn Rootworm...
In this week’s podcast, we feature Bruce Potter, University of Minnesota Extension IPM Specialist based out of the Southwest Research and Outreach Center in Lamberton, MN. Potter discussed insect pests...
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Iowa Field Reports: Corn Rootworms, Spider Mites, and Soybean Gall Midge
Corn rootworms, spider mites, soybean gall midge, and the hot and dry conditions were common questions or issues received or observed by ISU Extension and Outreach field agronomists this past […]
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