Corn Pests
Corn Pests and Insects
Mar 16, 2010 5:49 PM
Definitions and explanations of Corn pests and insects from Corn and Soybean Digest... More
Corn Pests and Insects
Mar 16, 2010
Definitions and explanations of Corn pests and insects from Corn and Soybean Digest...
Facing the Corn Nematode Problem in Illinois
Feb 16, 2010
Illinois farmers know corn nematodes are a problem. Nearly 80% of attendees at the Illinois Corn & Soybean classics agreed this was true in surveys conducted across the state by University of Illinois Extension Nematologist Terry Niblack. However, fewer than 20% plan to do anything about it...
Bug Man | Minnesota Entomologist Raises Corn Pests
Dec 1, 2009, BY LIZ MORRISON
This place is a warren of dim, concrete-floored rooms. The air is warm and humid, smelling of mothballs, soil and damp paper. Behind every closed door...
Want to Know about Nematodes
Nov 15, 2009, BY CHARLES OVERSTREET EXTENSION NEMATOLOGIST LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
As Louisiana farmers shift acreage from cotton to soybeans and other crops, nematodes are likely to become an increasing threat. Reniform, Southern root-knot...
Squash the Sink
Nov 15, 2009, BY LARRY STALCUP
Stink bugs are stinking it up for southern growers. But the good news is that there are sufficient tools to soften their odor for soybean and corn production....
Repel Rootworm | Keep Southern Corn Rootworm Out Of Your Cornfields
Nov 1, 2009, By Larry Stalcup
There's a history of southern corn rootworm in central Texas. But with a solid seed treatment program, Creston Voges is making them history. Voges farms...
Get Rid of Mite Pressure in Cornfields | Mitigate Mites
Sep 1, 2009, By Larry Stalcup
Like weeds, bad bugs are often resilient enough to gain resistance to chemicals that are overused. And menacing mites are among the tiny critters that...
Spray Drift Potential Increases During Warm-Weather Applications
Jun 17, 2009, By Mark Hanna and Kristine Schaefer, Iowa State University Extension
Recent rains over much of the state are encouraging crop and weed growth and pesticide applications will be a primary focus as soon as fields are suitable. In a May 15, 2009 ICM news article, management factors to reduce...
Be On The Lookout For Black Cutworm
May 15, 2009, Source: Purdue University
Late planting, weeds, the practice of no-till and the fact the many Indiana fields are in a corn-following-soybean rotation all combine to favor an increase in black cutworm activity, says Christian Krupke, a Purdue University specialist...
Is IPM MIA?
Apr 1, 2009, By Liz Morrison
Caution flags are going up around the Midwest, warning farmers about the risks of pest-control tactics. The tried-and-true principles of integrated pest...
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