Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Darcy Telenko, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Purdue University We keep getting this question, because as we write this, it is storming yet again in many locations …
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Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease Update – May 21, 2019
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brian Mueller, Assistant Field Researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Winter wheat in Wisconsin continues to move through growth stages …
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 Crop Manager newsletter, May 16, 2019
The 6th issue of the 26th volume of the Wisconsin Crop Manager. All the WCM blog articles from the past month are compiled into one PDF. Wisconsin Crop Manager newsletter, May 16, 2019 [wpfilebase tag=file …
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 …
Wisconsin Winter Wheat Disease, Spring Update
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Brian Mueller, Assistant Field Researcher, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison The Badger Crop Docs have been scouting winter wheat in …
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 Fruit News, Issue 2 and 3 available
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program WFN–Vol 4, Issue 3 (May 10, 2019) NEWA new weather monitoring partnership Malusim app released Insect diagnostic lab update Controlling mites in berries Impact …