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Ginger Rowsey

Insecticides: overcoming cost and supply chain challenges

Jun 15, 2022

With costs rising and key insecticides becoming hard to find, Extension entomologist discusses alternative pest management strategies.

Fireflies are not a prerequisite for corn rootworm

Jun 03, 2022

Some tips on identifying corn rootworm egg hatch.

Tim Hearden

Judge halts Calif. spray program, cites health risk

Jun 02, 2022

CDFA ordered to suspend all spray projects except those that have won previous court approval.

Mark Abney

The value of at-plant peanut insecticides

May 31, 2022

I have not received many calls about foliar sprays for thrips. This means that we either did a good job with our in-furrow insecticide applications or we haven’t been walking fields.

Should you apply insecticide with fungicide?

May 31, 2022

Soybean Pest Beat: Opinions vary on using insecticide for preventive vs. curative treatment.

Spring storms prior to tillage and planting provided favorable conditions for this pest Corn plants are most vulnerable up to the V4 stage and susceptible up to the V6 stage The following practices are recommended for management monitor flight reports scout fields and incorporate tillage Consider a rescue treatment if plants are small cutworms are active and economic thresholds are exceeded Broadcast pesticide or bait application may be used as a rescue treatmentPhoto WM Hantsbarger Bugwood

Planting later sets stage for possible Black Cutworm injury

May 20, 2022

An early warning sign of potential economic damage includes small pinhole feeding injury in leaves.

Shelley E. Huguley

Producer credits new John Deere sprayer for savings

May 13, 2022

Sam Sparks says John Deere's See & Spray Ultimate saves on chemical purchases and application, as well as downtime and labor.

Willie Vogt

Tech keeps crop protection products where you want them

May 02, 2022

Hydrovant is a water-based adjuvant that uses polymer tech to bolster herbicide and insecticide efficacy.