David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean In the latest general insect scouting video, we visited a soybean field in which the farmer planted a pass of forage beans along the edge of a Plenish soybean field. The difference in deer… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Continue scouting whorl stage sweet corn for Fall Armyworm. New Jersey reports central Jersey fields above threshold and that pyrethroid efficacy is low. That leaves Avaunt, spinosyns, and chlorantraniliprole as our best armyworm… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean Continue scouting full season bean fields for stink bugs and defoliation. Remember, defoliation thresholds do decrease during the reproductive stages. Most of the full season bean fields I have seen have a well-developed canopy… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Scout whorl stage sweet corn NOW for fall armyworm infestation. Multiple reports of fall armyworm came in this week from small worms just hatching and only causing window-paning to larger worms working in… Continue Reading
