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Dectes Stem Borer Present In Soybeans

October 30, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection
We have been receiving numerous phone calls about Dectes stem borer in soybean this year. We began seeing large numbers of adults in soybean fields as early as mid-June this year and populations appeared to peak in early- to mid-July. Now we are beginning to receive reports of severe infestations in maturing Group IV and early V soybean fields.
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Tips For Attracting Pest-Eating Bats

October 28, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection
Bats are voracious feeders. Beyond eating mosquitoes, there is a definite advantage in having them on your property during the row crop season. Their food of choice is a wide variety of night-flying insects, many of which are the adult stages of crop pests.
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Using Fall Herbicide Treatments For Marestail

October 21, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection
Research over the last couple of years has shown that two shot burndown programs which include either 2 shots in the spring or fall plus spring burndown treatments are needed in areas with a history of poor marestail control due to glyphosate and ALS herbicide resistance.
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Stink Bugs Could Injure Corn In Addition To Soybeans

October 16, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection
Source: Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
Field crop growers may already be aware that stink bugs could cause injury to soybeans, but it seems the smelly pests could also cause problems for both sweet and field corn, entomologists with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said.
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