Tag Archives: insect management

• By Jeff Gore, Angus Catchot, Don Cook and Whitney Crow• The 2019 season was one of the most challenging years we have had from a bollworm standpoint in both …

Let’s rap about Dectes stem borer in soybeans • By Scott Stewart • Over the years and several times in the last month, I’ve had folks tell me how bad …

Amid concerns the 2020 growing season is setting up for a repeat of last year’s challenges, Louisiana State University AgCenter experts emphasized early season management strategies at the Northeast Louisiana …

• By Dominic Reisig and Anders Huseth • During the past few days, we have had a major increase of caterpillar defoliation reports in soybeans and sweet potato from southeastern …

• By Dominic Reisig • Kudzu bugs have been a no-show since 2013 but are widespread at low levels this year. A lot of folks are wondering if they should …

• By Scott Stewart • Despite a relatively lack luster moth flight, corn earworms (a.k.a. bollworm or soybean podworm) are showing up in some late maturing soybean fields, and as …

By Blake Wilson and Sebe Brown Populations of pest insects are often influenced by factors at play well before crops are planted. Winter mortality is a key regulator of spring …

For the 10th year, Syngenta is sponsoring its Pest Patrol program, which provides pest alerts to growers and consultants who have signed up for the text messaging service.

Auburn University entomologists have discovered a tiny wasp that could provide a huge benefit to soybean producers in Alabama and other Southern states plagued by the kudzu bug.

Freezing winter temperatures should help knock down redbanded stink bug populations.