Bryan Jensen, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program I received a few calls/texts early this week regarding armyworms. I am not sure how this may play out and I don’t want to …
Insects & Mites
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, June 11
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 7 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/06-11-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests Hot weather …
The Curiosity of Cristobal and the Ensuing Entomological Effects
Bryan Jensen, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program Tropical depression Cristobal has made a visit to Wisconsin and I am not sure what impact that might have on migrating insects. At a …
Armyworm Awareness
Bryan Jensen, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program I do not like armyworms. They are difficult to predict, hard to find, feed nocturnally and their damage can be clumped within a field …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 28
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 5 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-28-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests A warm …
Diagnosing Early Season Insect Damage in Corn
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program In the next few weeks, many agronomists will be spending time in corn fields assessing corn stands. Insects are just one of those factors that can …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 21
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 4 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-21-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests A warmer, …
Alfalfa Weevil Scouting
Bryan Jensen, Dept of Entomology and IPM Program, UW-Madison Southern Wisconsin has reached the benchmark for alfalfa weevil scouting. Northern Wisconsin will probably hit the magical 300 DD total (base 480) within a week or …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 14, 2020
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 3 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-14-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests Record-breaking cold …
Black Cutworm Preparation
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program The Wisconsin DATCP agency has reported a few Wisconsin locations with intense black cutworm moth captures, as have several other Midwest states. Although trap captures …