Bryan Jensen, Dept of Entomology and IPM Program, UW-Madison Southern Wisconsin has reached the benchmark for alfalfa weevil scouting. Northern Wisconsin will probably hit the magical 300 DD total (base 480) within a week or …
Insects & Mites
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 14, 2020
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 3 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (9 pages) http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-14-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests Record-breaking cold …
Black Cutworm Preparation
Bryan Jensen, Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management Program The Wisconsin DATCP agency has reported a few Wisconsin locations with intense black cutworm moth captures, as have several other Midwest states. Although trap captures …
Wisconsin Hemp Insect Factsheet
Bryan Jensen, UW-Madison Dept. of Entomology and Integrated Pest Management program A new factsheet has been written by UW Entomologists highlights Insect and Mite Pests on Field Grown Hemp in Wisconsin. It includes 14 pages …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, May 7, 2020
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 2 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: (8 pages) https://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/05-07-20.pdf This Week’s Weather & Pests Mostly dry …
Wisconsin Pest Bulletin, April 30, 2020
Krista Hamilton, Entomologist, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection Volume 65 Issue No. 1 of the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin is now available at: http://datcpservices.wisconsin.gov/pb/pdf/04-30-20.pdf Rain and scattered thunderstorms stalled spring fieldwork following a …
Millipedes are not considered a crop pest, however
Bryan Jensen, Dept of Entomology and UW Integrated Pest Management Program Let’s deal with this “critter” before the field season gets started. Millipedes are not an insect but belong to a class of arthropods named …
WSMB Free Soybean Cyst Nematode Testing Program
Ann MacGuidwin, Damon Smith and Shawn P. Conley The WI Soybean Marketing Board (WSMB) sponsors free nematode testing to help producers stay ahead of the most important nematode pest of soybean, the soybean cyst nematode …
2019 Pest Management Update Meeting Series Announced for November
The schedule for the 2019 Wisconsin Pest Management Update meeting series has been set. Presentations will include agronomic pest management information for Wisconsin field and forage crops. Speakers include Mark Renz and Rodrigo Werle, weed …
Insect Updates in Wisconsin Field Crops
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology and Division of Extension The insect season is starting to wind down a little but there are still a few things to be looking for. Potato Leafhoppers. Populations have been above …