Category Archives: Infestations

Aphid Scouting

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Gary Prescher (Minnesota)

It’s time to add soybean aphid scouting to the to-do list. As of July 16, infestation levels have varied across Minnesota from near threshold to almost zero found. In visiting with a crop consultant from Owatonna, Minn. who covers south-central and southeastern Minnesota, he commented on the benefits that he saw from the soybean seed treatments in this year’s crop. He also noted that aphid levels were still low in fields he was scouting. At an Aphid Management System ™ … Continue reading →

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Tassel Time

Posted on July 19, 2010 by Rich Lee (Iowa)

If it feels that life is too busy, and you can only find the time to take one really good look at your corn crop between planting and harvest, then make that one time happen at tasseling. Sure, it is probably the most uncomfortable time to be walking around in a corn field. With the summer heat, humidity, corn rash, and bugs crawling into places where bugs should not be, it is no picnic out there. Still, it is one … Continue reading →

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