Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist Four out of every five animals on earth today is a nematode so it is not surprising that agricultural fields are home to many nematode species. Fortunately, …
Insects & Mites
Slug Feeding in Cereal Rye Cover Crop Seedings
Bryan Jensen & Mike Travis, UW Extension Brian Briski, Mark Biel and Dana Swanson, NRCS During a brief survey of recent cereal rye cover crop seedings in NW Wisconsin (Pierce, Pepin and Dunn Counties) we …
“Worms” in Corn Ears
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension and IPM Program I’ve had a few calls as well as personnel observations regarding “worms” and their damage in corn ears. European corn borer seems to be making a bit of a …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 9-1-16
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 61 Issue No. 18 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/09-01-16.pdf PLEASE NOTE: This is the last regularly scheduled bulletin …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 8-25-16
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 61 Issue No. 17 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/08-25-16.pdf I N S I D E T H I …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 8-18-16
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 61 Issue No. 16 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/08-18-16.pdf I N S I D E T H I …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 8-11-16
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 61 Issue No. 15 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/08-11-16.pdf INSIDE THIS ISSUE LOOKING AHEAD: Western bean cutworm moth …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 8-4-16
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 61 Issue No. 14 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/08-04-16.pdf INSIDE THIS ISSUE LOOKING AHEAD: Corn rootworm beetle emergence …
Scouting for Corn Rootworm Beetles
Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Although northern and western corn rootworm beetles have been emerged for a while, we are rapidly approaching that time period (early/mid-August through early September) when oviposition will be …
Two-Spotted Spider Mite and Soybean Aphid Update
Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program I recently received a phone call from an independent crop consultant who is finding treatable populations of two-spotted spider mites (TSSM) on soybean. I was surprised because I …