David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sorghum A report of sugarcane aphid activity came in from Kent County this week. This aphid has the potential to cause significant yield loss as late as the soft dough stage. Thresholds range anywhere from… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean Continue scouting for corn earworm and stink bugs. Especially in double crop soybean, pay attention to defoliation. Green cloverworm populations have increased a bit during the past 10 days, and soybean looper are starting… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sorghum Begin scouting this week for sugarcane aphid and corn earworm. So far we have not yet detected white sugarcane aphids from the 5 fields we have been looking at. There are two other aphid… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybeans Continue scouting for bean leaf beetle, Dectes, defoliation, and stink bugs. Towards the end of this week coming or the following, be on the lookout for corn earworm. Our next moth flight will be… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean Continue scouting for pod feeders and defoliation. The most active insects include corn earworm (very low numbers), stink bugs, bean leaf beetles, grasshoppers, and green cloverworm. Cloverworm populations this year seem to be less… Continue Reading
