David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue scouting alfalfa for alfalfa weevil damage. With the warm weather we have been having, they are active state-wide. When sampling, collect 30 stems (stems should be taken from several locations in the field),… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu and David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Below are links to our Insecticide Recommendations updated for the 2018 season. Alfalfa Insecticide Recommendations: https://cdn.extension.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/25073121/Insect-Control-in-Alfalfa-2018.pdf Field Corn Insecticide Recommendations: https://cdn.extension.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/25073353/Insect-Management-In-Field-Corn-2018.pdf Soybean Insecticide Recommendations: https://cdn.extension.udel.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/25073537/Insect-Control-in-Soybeans-2018.pdf… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu and David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spring has sprung! Well, kind of, and that means it’s time to scout for alfalfa weevils in alfalfa. If you haven’t been scouting your alfalfa… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu; Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu As mentioned in this week’s scouting report, we are starting to pick up cereal leaf beetle adults and the first eggs in a few fields in… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grain Small grain risk for barley yellow dwarf virus may be lower this year. Aphid populations in the fall were generally low. Cold winters with little snow cover and late, cool springs are generally… Continue Reading
