Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
Volume 61 Issue No. 14 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at:
https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/08-04-16.pdf
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
- LOOKING AHEAD: Corn rootworm beetle emergence expected to peak by mid-August
- FORAGES & GRAINS: Potato leafhopper counts approaching threshold in alfalfa fields
- CORN: Annual western bean cutworm flight subsiding across southern counties
- SOYBEAN: Soybean aphid survey finds below-threshold counts as of August 3
- FRUITS: First report of brown marmorated stink bug captured in a WI pheromone trap
- VEGETABLES: True armyworm larvae appearing in later-planted sweet corn fields
- NURSERY & FOREST: Two-spotted spider mites and spruce pests found this week
- DEGREE DAYS: Growing degree day accumulations as of August 3, 2016