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Spider Mite Impact on Corn

Corry Israel — Wed, 30 Aug 2023 19:36:47 +0000

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Army Cutworms in Alfalfa – Agronomy Tip

Tracy Smith — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 18:00:48 +0000

Crop Quest President & Agronomist, Dwight Koops, digging for cutworms. The season has kicked off with warmer temperatures allowing alfalfa to break for many and wheat is putting on new tillers – especially on some of the later planted wheat fields. Unfortunately, these warmer temperatures are making army cutworms active as well. These [...]

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A New Tool in Insect Resistance Management

Corry Israel — Fri, 01 Mar 2019 20:45:13 +0000

Battling resistance is rapidly becoming one of the most challenging hurdles facing agriculture. Often the term resistance is associated with weeds and the herbicides that no longer control them. The challenge is just as real with insect populations becoming resistant to traditional insecticides. The industry is also seeing regulatory bodies putting pressure on widely utilized [...]

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Sugarcane Aphid Alert

Corry Israel — Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:55:30 +0000

As we head toward the latter part of July, sugarcane aphids have been detected in numerous counties in the Texas and Oklahoma Panhandle regions and are rapidly working their way north. Crop Quest Agronomists in the Dumas, Texas areas have reported seeing this pest show up as well. Why are we seeing signs of this invasive [...]

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Controlling Volunteer Wheat

Tracy Smith — Tue, 15 Aug 2017 08:00:49 +0000

As wheat planting season approaches, a couple important questions arise. When should we kill the volunteer wheat, and how soon before drilling? Volunteer wheat needs to be controlled at least two weeks prior to drilling. This should eliminate the majority of pests that are using the volunteer wheat as a host. Producers may not have [...]

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Prevent Spider Mites, Don’t Fight Them

Tracy Smith — Mon, 01 Aug 2016 08:00:45 +0000

Spider mites, both the Banks Grass Mite and the Two-Spotted Spider Mite, thrive in hot and dry climates. With this being said, corn producers in southwest Kansas can almost count on finding mites in the field year after year. However, after a summer where this region of the country has experienced extremely high amounts of [...]

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Rootworm Strategies

Tracy Smith — Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:00:34 +0000

June is the typical month for scouting western corn rootworm larvae in continuous corn fields of the high plains. Agronomists understand the damage that this pest can cause, and many hours are spent digging to examine the deep and brace roots for any signs of rootworm larvae feeding. Early detection is key to minimizing damage [...]

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Dealing With Pill Bugs In No-till Soybeans

Tracy Smith — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 08:00:10 +0000

Pill bugs have become an issue in south central Kansas as we have transitioned away from tillage into no-till on our irrigated fields. Excess residue on the soil surface has created a perfect environment for pill bugs to thrive. Pill bugs like moisture and cover, as they do not like to be exposed to direct [...]

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Insect Resistance in Alfalfa

Tracy Smith — Sun, 15 May 2016 08:00:17 +0000

Weed and insect resistance to different kinds of pesticides continues to be a hot topic in agriculture. Most of us are aware of the resistance of glyphosate to a handful of common weeds. About six years ago we started to see resistance on the alfalfa weevil with commonly used pyrethroid insecticides in alfalfa. Since then, [...]

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Sugarcane Aphids

Tracy Smith — Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:00:19 +0000

This past season, sugarcane aphids (also known as white sugarcane aphids) have migrated as far north as Oklahoma and Kansas. They have caused crop damage in some grain sorghum fields. Like other aphids, sugarcane aphids are a sucking pest, which can discolor and desiccate leaf tissue. They also deposit a thick honeydew like substance on [...]

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