Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu and David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Japanese beetles began to be spotted late last week, and numbers are increasing. Japanese beetles will sometimes concentrate along the edges of fields, pivot tracks,… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu With corn starting to pop up in rows, keep an eye out for slug feeding injury. Yea, that’s right, SLUGS. Even though the current weather has been hot and dry, slugs… 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
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu A large percentage of field corn and soybean is treated with an insecticide seed treatment – usually a neonicotinoid insecticide such as thiamethoxam, clothianidin, or imidacloprid (ex: Cruiser, Poncho, and Gaucho). In today’s market and… Continue Reading
