North Carolina Wheat: 4 Reasons Not to Mix an Insecticide with Your Nitrogen
Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen can be cheaper than using scouting and thresholds for cereal leaf
View ArticleNorth Carolina Wheat: Cereal Leaf Beetles Can’t Be Put On Autopilot
In a previous article I covered the reasons why it would not be a good idea to spray automatically for cereal leaf beetle this year. To add fuel to that argument,
View ArticleTennessee: Thinking About Insects
Just some food for thought on insect management as we progress with planting during the next several weeks.
View ArticleNorth Carolina Wheat: Insect, Disease Pressure Light
I am surprised at how well some Hyde County fields have recovered considering the conditions; my pessimism in January will probably prove me wrong in June.
View ArticleNorth Carolina Wheat: 4 Reasons Why Tank Mix for Cereal Leaf Beetle May be...
Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen can be cheaper than using scouting and thresholds for cereal leaf
View ArticleSouth Carolina Wheat: Crop Looks Good, Scout for Powdery Mildew, Cereal Leaf...
Wheat heads are emerging all over the Pee Dee. Here’s a little update of whats going on in the fields. Powdery mildew is still showing up in some areas on
View ArticlePennsylvania: Time to Keep These Pests in Mind
Black cutworm monitoring highlighting a couple more potential hotspots while alfalfa and small grain pests can be revealed with timely scouting. Spring tends to be the most active time for
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Ohio Wheat: Watch for Head Scab, Cereal Leaf Beetles
We are now well into the late-heading and early-flowering growth stages, and understandably, folks are concerned about head scab and vomitoxin. Questions keep coming in about applying fungicides for scab
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North Carolina Wheat: Lower Prices Make Automatic Sprays More Costly
Recent research from North Carolina has suggested that there are times where tank mixing an insecticide with your nitrogen can be cheaper than using scouting and thresholds for cereal leaf
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North Carolina Wheat: Know When to Check for Cereal Leaf Beetle
Yesterday was much more than the first day of March 2017 here at the research station at Plymouth, North Carolina. Using the cereal leaf beetle degree day model, we should […]
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Pennsylvania: What Pests are Overwintering in Your Field?
Although some pests migrate to Pennsylvania in the spring, some overwinter right here in Pennsylvania. Below are descriptions of some of the insect pests in field crops that overwinter in […]
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Pennsylvania Corn, Soybeans: Black Cutworm Moths, Slugs Becoming Active
Now that Spring has arrived in earnest, various pest species are active and they should be kept in mind. These pests include alfalfa weevil, timothy mites, cereal leaf beetle, black […]
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North Carolina Wheat: Scout for Cereal Leaf Beetle Soon
I noticed a couple dogwoods blooming this morning, which reminded me to check local temperatures for cereal leaf beetle development. Insect growth can be tracked using fairly simple temperature-based...
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