Apple Orchards Work Together To Track Pests
Wisconsin fruit growers are teaming up with state scientists to closely monitor and manage insect threats through the Apple Pest Cooperator… Read More
Krista Hamilton
Keeping An Eye On Midges & Leafminers
Pictured: Soybean gall midge larvae. Photo by Justin McMechan UNL Soybean field scouting in late July and August should include looking for… Read More
Prioritize Soybean Aphid Scouting
Pictured: Soybean aphids. Photo by K. Hamilton DATCP Mid-season soybean surveys across southern Wisconsin indicate that advanced fields… Read More
Earworms, Aphids & Beetles, Oh My!
Pictured: Japanese beetles Wisconsin crop fields have been largely free of major insect outbreaks so far this season, but entomologists… Read More
Rains Delay Alfalfa Cutting – Weevils Keep Feeding
Pictured: Alfalfa weevil leaf feeding. Photo by K. Hamilton DATCP The state Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection… Read More
Get A Head Start On Alfalfa Weevil
Pictured: Alfalfa weevil larvae in net. Photo by K. Hamilton DATCP Overwintered alfalfa weevil adults are resuming activity, and the 10-day… Read More
Wisconsin Pest Surveys Started This Week
Pest survey specialists at the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection collect and manage data on plant pests, including… Read More
What’s Your 2023 Pest Management Plan?
Pest surveys during the 2022 season offer some insight into what pest pressure may look like in the following growing season. Krista… Read More