Wisconsin Pest Bulletin 8-6-15

Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Issue No. 16 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at:
https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/08-06-15.pdf

I N S I D E  T H I S  I S S U E

LOOKING AHEAD:  Spotted wing drosophila problems increasing

 FORAGES & GRAINS:  Potato leafhopper counts still low to moderate

CORN:  Western bean cutworm flight expected to subside soon

SOYBEAN:  Soybean aphid densities remain below-threshold

FRUITS: Sharp increase in codling moth counts reported this week

VEGETABLES: UW reports first confirmed basil downy mildew case of the season

NURSERY & FOREST: Potato leafhoppers and dusky birch sawfly noted during nursery inspections

DEGREE DAYS:  Growing degree day accumulations through August 5, 2015