Cooperator Networks Track Incoming Moths
Pictured: Black cutworm moths. Photo by K. Hamilton DATCP Ahead of spring corn planting, DATCP’s Pest Survey Program and many volunteers… Read More
Pest Survey Program
Red Crown Rot Found In Wisconsin For First Time
Red crown rot (RCR) of soybean was found for the first time in Wisconsin in 2025. Observed in a Columbia County soybean field August 25,… Read More
Apple Pests Will Linger After Labor Day
Pictured: apple maggot fly. Photo by T. McCamant UMN Another season of orchard insect reporting has ended, with significant apple maggot… Read More
Corn Rootworm Hotspots Move East
Photo by K. Hamilton DATCP DATCP’s Pest Survey Program completed its annual corn rootworm beetle survey this week. Corn rootworm is the… Read More
Armyworm Advisory – Time To Scout?
Pictured: True armyworm larva found in Crawford Co. Photo by Mandi Downing, Insight FS Second-generation true armyworm activity has been… 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
Western Bean Cutworm Surveillance Continues
The annual western bean cutworm moth flight continued for the third week. Counts have been very low as of July 10, with 31 of 68 monitoring… Read More
Window Open For Corn Borer Treatment
Pictured: Corn borer shot-hole feeding. Photo by K. Hamilton DATCP The spring flight of European corn borer moths is underway statewide,… Read More
Potato Leafhopper On The Rise
Pictured: Potato leafhoppers on a maple leaf. Photo by L. Meils DATCP Potato leafhopper activity has increased in the last two weeks, and… Read More