Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension I have been getting a few questions regarding late plantings and what we might or might not see from insects. Although I will provide a …
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True Armyworm
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension It is time to start monitoring for armyworms. There have been several significant flights in WI and in states to our south. Will it be …
Soybean Gall Midge
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension Although not currently found in Wisconsin, the soybean gall midge was detected in 66 counties in Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa and Minnesota (Figure 1) during …
Insects Affecting Plant Stands
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension This spring has been difficult. It never ceases to amaze me how hardy corn and soybean seed and seedlings are. Because of this prolonged cool/wet …
Be on the Lookout for Slug Activity
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, Division of Extension The cool, wet weather has me thinking ……… of slugs. Although some of our best control practices including tillage, crop rotation, not using insecticide seed treatments and …
Alfalfa Weevil
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, Division of Extension Alfalfa weevil eggs are probably starting to hatch in southern Wisconsin. Although usually considered an occasional pest, there seems to be isolated areas of Wisconsin that receive …
European Corn Borer Resistance Confirmed to Cry1F
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, Division of Extension Perhaps this won’t come as a surprise, but field resistance has been confirmed in a European corn borer population to the Cry1F protein. However, you may be surprised …
Monitor Corn Fields for Black Cutworms
Bryan Jensen, Integrated Pest Management program, Department of Entomology, UW-Madison It is early. I get that. It is hard to predict what insects will do. Gosh, that is a lesson I learned a long time …
Managing Corn Insects When Growing Non-Bt Hybrids
Bryan Jensen, Department of Entomology, University of Wisconsin, Division of Extension Several growers are making the switch to growing non-Bt corn hybrids. Several reasons are given which include a desire to save money on seed …
2019 Wisconsin CCA of the Year, Todd Prill
Bryan Jensen, UW Extension and IPM Program Please join the WI CCA Board in congratulating Todd Prill as the 2019 Wisconsin CCA of the Year! Todd lives in Chippewa Falls and graduated from UW River …