Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension This spring has been difficult. It never ceases to amaze me how hardy corn and soybean seed and seedlings are. Because of this prolonged cool/wet …
Insects & Mites
Asiatic Garden Beetle
Bryan Jensen, Dept of Entomology and Division of Extension Although not currently found in Wisconsin, damage from the Asiatic Garden Beetle (AGB) has been noted in several states since 1921. Most recently in southern Michigan, …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 23, 2019
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 64 Issue No. 04 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-23-19.pdf LOOKING AHEAD: Peak black cutworm damage window opening this weekend …
Be on the Lookout for Slug Activity
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, Division of Extension The cool, wet weather has me thinking ……… of slugs. Although some of our best control practices including tillage, crop rotation, not using insecticide seed treatments and …
Alfalfa Weevil
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, Division of Extension Alfalfa weevil eggs are probably starting to hatch in southern Wisconsin. Although usually considered an occasional pest, there seems to be isolated areas of Wisconsin that receive …
European Corn Borer Resistance Confirmed to Cry1F
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, Division of Extension Perhaps this won’t come as a surprise, but field resistance has been confirmed in a European corn borer population to the Cry1F protein. However, you may be surprised …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 16, 2019
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 64 Issue No. 03 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-16-19.pdf LOOKING AHEAD: Black cutworm peak cutting window to open by May …
Monitor Corn Fields for Black Cutworms
Bryan Jensen, Integrated Pest Management program, Department of Entomology, UW-Madison It is early. I get that. It is hard to predict what insects will do. Gosh, that is a lesson I learned a long time …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 9, 2019
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 64 Issue No. 02 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-09-19.pdf LOOKING AHEAD: An increase in black cutworm counts noted from May …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 2, 2019
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Issue No. 01 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-02-19.pdf LOOKING AHEAD: Black cutworm migration underway since April 12 FORAGES & GRAINS: Alfalfa …