Insecticide - Crop Quest https://www.cropquest.com/tag/insecticide/ Your Crop Consultant & Farm Advisor Fri, 21 Jun 2024 15:19:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://www.cropquest.com/wp-content/uploads/cropped-MicrosoftTeams-image-83-32x32.png Insecticide - Crop Quest https://www.cropquest.com/tag/insecticide/ 32 32 54738598 Farming Cotton? Learn Establishment Tips from One of Our Cotton Experts https://www.cropquest.com/farming-cotton/ Tue, 18 Jun 2019 14:57:30 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=7301 Cotton is traditionally found in southern states of our trade area such has Texas and Oklahoma. Recently it has been moving north into non-conventional areas, with continued low grain prices. If you’re adventuring into cotton, Crop Quest is here to help.  We have a network of Crop Consultants across the high plains with a lot [...]

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]]> 7301 Managing Resistance Requires Multitude of Tools https://www.cropquest.com/managing-resistance-requires-multitude-tools/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 08:00:50 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5626 If you are involved in agriculture, you have been inundated with information about resistance management. Most of the conversation is centered around herbicide and insecticide resistance that is occurring due to the ability of plants and insects to adapt over time to repeated applications of a similar active ingredient.  Many of the issues we deal [...]

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]]> 5626 What Is The Cost Of Saving Your Own Wheat Seed? https://www.cropquest.com/saving-wheat-seed/ Thu, 01 Jun 2017 08:00:24 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=5191 Many producers plan on saving back some wheat for seed.  This is partially a cost saving decision.  But the question is whether it truly is cheaper to save your own seed vs buying certified seed. Starting with a good quality clean seed at planting is one of the most important things we do.  We very [...]

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]]> 5191 Rootworm Strategies https://www.cropquest.com/rootworm-strategies/ Wed, 15 Jun 2016 08:00:34 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4814 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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]]> 4814 Dealing With Pill Bugs In No-till Soybeans https://www.cropquest.com/pill-bugs/ Wed, 01 Jun 2016 08:00:10 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4806 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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]]> 4806 Insect Resistance in Alfalfa https://www.cropquest.com/insect-resistance-in-alfalfa/ Sun, 15 May 2016 08:00:17 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4800 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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]]> 4800 Selecting Postemerge Herbicides https://www.cropquest.com/selecting-postemerge-herbicides/ Sun, 01 May 2016 08:00:41 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4793 As crops, and of course weeds begin to emerge this spring, many producers may not be aware of the process their Crop Quest Agronomist uses to select appropriate herbicides for control of these weeds. There are a multitude of questions that need to be answered before a particular herbicide and timing of application can be [...]

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]]> 4793 Sugarcane Aphids https://www.cropquest.com/sugarcane-aphids/ Tue, 15 Sep 2015 08:00:19 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4588 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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]]> 4588 Improve Winter Wheat Stands with Seed Treatments https://www.cropquest.com/seed-treatments/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 08:00:39 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4553 Winter wheat planting time is rapidly approaching. Now is the time to evaluate your seed supply for its quality. Having seed cleaned to eliminate the light test weight kernels is a good idea. If the germination rate is low (less than 90%) you may want to use a seed treatment to increase the survivability rate [...]

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]]> 4553 Corn Borer & Late Season Pest in Corn https://www.cropquest.com/corn-borer/ Sat, 01 Aug 2015 08:00:43 +0000 https://www.cropquest.com/?p=4499   It is that time of year again when it becomes necessary to treat the late season lepidoptera species that can infest your corn crop. The most predominant pests this time of year are normally the two species of corn borer. These worms bore into the ear or the stalk of corn plants causing economic [...]

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