Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 5/31/12

Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 5/31/12

Issue No. 8 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at:
http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/index.jsp     PRINT THIS ISSUE

I N S I D E   T H I S   I S S U E

LOOKING AHEAD:  Squash vine borer adults expected to emerge in 1-2 weeks

FORAGES & GRAINS:  Potato leafhopper counts still below-threshold in alfalfa

CORN:  Light infestations of true armyworms detected in the past week

SOYBEANS:  Soybean aphids likely to appear by early June

WEEDS:  Manual control of wild parsnip should begin soon

FRUITS:  First apple maggot flies of 2012 could emerge by June 5

VEGETABLES:  More variegated cutworm reports from northern Wisconsin

NURSERY & FOREST:  Elm leafminer and Fletcher scale noted during inspections

DEGREE DAYS:  Degree day accumulations through May 30, 2012