Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Annual corn rootworm beetle survey DATCP’s annual corn rootworm beetle survey began August 1 and is approaching the halfway point. Counts in the 100 …
Insects & Mites
Major Black Cutworm Flights Recorded
Krista Hamilton, DATCP Black cutworm moths arrived in substantial numbers this week. The DATCP network of 50 pheromone traps collected 567 moths during the reporting period ending May 4 (average of 11.3 per trap). Significant …
Pest Survey Program at DATCP 2022 Summary
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection The Pest Survey Program at DATCP continued to monitor agricultural fields during the 2022 growing season to collect data on the leading economic pests …
Corn Rootworm Beetle Survey, Plan For Next Year
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Beetle pressure has been high across much of the southern half of Wisconsin Wisconsin DATCP’s annual corn rootworm beetle survey was finalized. The survey …
Wisconsin DATCP Field Notes newsletter, Aug 25
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Seasonable weather with intermittent showers throughout the week maintained favorable yield prospects for summer crops in Wisconsin. Temperatures were near normal for late August …
Wisconsin DATCP Field Notes newsletter, Aug 4
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Western Bean CutwormMoth Flight Declining Western bean cutworm moth counts peaked last week across southern Wisconsin and are now decreasing. The annual flight should …
Wisconsin DATCP Field Notes newsletter, July 21
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Sweltering weather prevailed across Wisconsin and much of the US this week, as a summer heat wave left over 100 million people in more …
Alfalfa Weevil
Field Notes, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 06/9/2022 Unsettled weather with periods of rain prevailed this week, disrupting fieldwork but increasing soil moisture supplies for emerging crops. A complex of early-week storms …
Black Cutworm Damage Window Now Opening
Field Notes, from Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, 05/26/2022 Cool, cloudy weather settled over Wisconsin this week, bringing frost advisories for the central and northern counties. Below-normal temperatures slowed plant and insect …
Fall Armyworm: Keep looking
Bryan Jensen, UW-Madison Dept of Entomology and Division of Extension What a ride! This fall armyworm infestation has been unprecedented and likely (for me), a once in a career experience. Not to say this infestation …