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Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Corn rootworm egg hatch has been underway in southern Wisconsin for a short period of time. Not that you would expect to see above ground symptoms, but it …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Stalk borers are starting to move to corn in the southern part of the state and likely hop vine borers are doing the same. Both insects overwinter as …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program In most of Wisconsin we are close to peak European corn borer (ECB) moth flight, however, the best treatment period is a week or two away. DATCP’s Pest …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Recently, I’ve been hearing discussions regarding wheat disease management. During your disease scouting efforts some of you may have, or will soon notice some unusual insect feeding on …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Judging by degree day accumulations, most areas of the northern Wisconsin are at the point where scouting for alfalfa weevils should begin and peak feeding is occurring in …

Bryan Jensen IPM and UW Extension A lot of corn has, or will soon start to emerge. Over the next few weeks crop advisors will be evaluating stands for emergence. While there are many causes …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Migrating adults were noticed in DATCP’s black light trap network a few weeks ago. Specifically, in Rock and Monroe Counties. Since those early captures, relatively few have been …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension IPM Program DATCP’s Pest Bulletin has been reporting some substantial black cutworm moth flights the last couple weeks from their pheromone trap network and have predicted an anticipated cutting date of …

Bryan Jensen UW Extension and IPM Program Based on May 9th degree day accumulations (map below), the southern Mississippi River valley area of Wisconsin has reached 300 Weevil Degree Days (base 48 F). Now is …