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Disease Considerations For Corn And Soybean Harvest

September 11, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

As the fall is approaching and crop harvest plans are being made, it is important to continue to assess disease issues in corn and soybean.

Scout For Black Cutworms On Young Corn Plants

May 16, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: University of Kentucky Extension

Capture of black cutworm moths in the IPM traps has been above the rolling five-year average for the last several weeks.

Will Cold Temperatures Reduce Pest Populations?

February 7, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By John Tooker, Penn State Extension

The cold winter has prompted farmers to ask what the influence of these temperatures might be on insect and slug populations. Hard winters will knock back some pest species, but it's difficult to generalize, and the influence of cold winter temperatures on the majority of crop pests is not very predictable.

Corn Pest Decline May Save Farmers Money

January 3, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Sara LaJeunesse, Penn State University

Populations of European corn borer (ECB), a major corn crop pest, have declined significantly in the eastern United States, according to Penn State researchers. The decline suggests that the use of genetically modified, ECB-resistant corn hybrids an expensive, yet effective, solution that has been widely adopted by farmers may now be unnecessary in some areas.

Kudzu Bug: An Approaching Pest Species

July 14, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Penn State University Extension, University of Kentucky

When kudzu bugs feed upon kudzu, it can be considered a beneficial species, but in the southeastern U.S. kudzu bugs have become a serious pest of soybeans.

Monsanto Offers Online Insect Forecast Tool For Corn

May 29, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Monsanto News Release

As farmers across the Corn Belt continue to battle above- and below-ground insect pests year after year, a comprehensive integrated pest management approach is key to maximizing yield potential, especially in corn-on-corn environments. Integrated pest management is about taking a comprehensive look at how you are managing yield-robbing pests in your field.

USDA To Deregulate Genetically Engineered Corn Seed

July 10, 2011 | Posted in No-Till Farming 101

Source: USDA News Release

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing its determination of nonregulated status for corn genetically engineered (GE) to produce hybrid corn seed that is non-transgenic.

European Corn Borer, Forgotten, But Not Gone

June 13, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By John Obermeyer and Christian Krupke, Purdue University's Pest & Crop

Black light trap captures of European corn borer moths within the last week reveal that this once dreaded pest has not become extinct.

Armyworm And Black Cutworm Moth Flights: Something To Consider

April 27, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Purdue University

Armyworm pheromone traps monitored by the University of Kentucky have been catching an impressive early moth flight for several weeks.

Entomologist: Winter Not Likely To Slow Cutworm's Advance

March 7, 2011 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Purdue University, Ohio State University

Corn farmers who might have hoped that a new insect threat would be slowed by this winter's frigid temperatures could be disappointed, says a Purdue University Extension entomologist.

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