Bryan Jensen, UW Extension, UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program Some may think this article should fall in the category of “sleeping with the light on” but I am not so sure. We’ve had some relatively hot …
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True Armyworms
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension, UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program No worries just yet. More of a feeling than anything else. Based on a few calls and emails, be on the lookout for armyworms. The summer generation …
Gear Up: Western Bean Cutworm
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension, UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program It is that time of the year to start thinking, if not scouting for Western bean cutworm. Degree days suggest the moth flight is underway, although not …
Wisconsin White Mold Risk Maps- July 8
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison To view the Wisconsin White Mold Risk Maps, click here. **These maps are for guidance only and should be used with other sources of information …
Wisconsin UWEX Vegetable Crop Update Issue 14
Amanda Gevens, Associate Professor & Extension Specialist, Potato & Vegetable Pathology, UW-Madison Plant Pathology Department Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter #14 PDay and DSV disease risk for potato early and late blight Late blight and early blight …
It’s Time to Check for Corn Rootworm Damage
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension, UW-Madison Integrated Pest Management Program The next 2-3 weeks will be a good time to start spot-check continuous corn fields for corn rootworm feeding injury. Peak damage will usually occur by late …
To Spray or Not to Spray Fungicide on Corn for Grain or Silage?
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Treating field corn, for grain, with fungicide has become a common practice in the Midwest. With so many fungicide programs and formulations, and the re-emergence …
UW/UWEX Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic (PDDC) Update July 6
Brian Hudelson, Sue Lueloff, John Lake and Ann Joy The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from June 30, …
Soybean Meal Value Variation: A Case Study in U.S. Swine
Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] is the most important oilseed crop in the U.S., grown mainly as a protein and oil source for …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, Issue No. 10, July 5
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Bureau of Plant Industry/Division of Agricultural Resource Management, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 63 Issue No. 10 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/07-05-18.pdf I N S …