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Tracey is Back and So are Winter Cutworm
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Tagged Alfalfa Pests, Cereal Insects, Pest Alerts, Wheat Pests
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Soybean Aphids – What Is the Threshold Again?
It has been a few years for some since they have had to worry about soybean aphids, let alone make a spray decision. So I want to cover off the key points you need to know through some of the repeat questions that have been coming in. Anyone with more questions after reading this, please ask in ... Continue reading
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The 2011 season is clearly not like 2010. We are not seeing a province wide WBC peak flight like last year. Based on the trap counts that came in this week, it appears that some counties experienced peak moth flight last week (August 1st to 7th) while other counties are still going strong and ma... Continue reading
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Soybean Aphids Reaching Threshold in Parts of Ontario
Reports are coming in late last week of fields in Eastern Ontario reaching well above threshold levels for soybean aphids. Just a few weeks prior, these fields had only 30 to 40 per plant. I suspect other fields in even Central and Southern Ontario will also experience this kind of rapid increas... Continue reading
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Tagged bean leaf beetle, Pest Alerts, soybean aphids, Soybean Pests, Spider Mites
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WBC Trap Catch Graphs
As mentioned yesterday, last week trap catches shot up significantly. I've included a graph to show just how big of a flight we are experiencing this year compared to previous years. Ontario 2009 2010 2011 Averages
I've also included an updated graph showing the counties that have been catching t... Continue reading
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Tagged Corn Pests, dry bean pests, Pest Alerts, western bean cutworm
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WBC Trap Counts Still Climbing!
If you can believe it, we have not reached WBC peak moth flight yet! Trap counts continue to climb and some participants are having a hard time counting them all. During this intense period, I do recommend that our trap participants check their traps more than once a week, simply to keep on top ... Continue reading
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Top Counties Catching WBC Moths So Far
Trap counts sent in to the network this week from last week’s moth catches indicate that moth flight increased dramatically. And from tweets on Twitter and emails coming in from participants, even higher numbers are being caught this week in some traps. So we haven’t quite reached peak moth ... Continue reading
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Western Bean Cutworm Activity Increasing
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Many questions are starting to come in regarding WBC. Just to help clarify what the action thresholds for western bean cutworm are, here is a quick summary:
In Corn: Scout 10 plants in a row in 10 areas of the field. In non-Bt corn or transgenic corn that does not provide any protection against... Continue reading
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This Week’s Insect Activity
There is a lot happening out there. I am sure I am not aware of half of the infestations that are going on but at least I will report on what I do know.
Western bean cutworm - Hot spot egg mass locations continue to be in the Bothwell area with now fields in the Tillsonburg area also showing up wit... Continue reading
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Soybean Aphids Continue to Build in Some Fields – Scouting Should Begin
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Lots of reports are coming in of black cutworm and armyworm damage in Ontario.
Black cutworm has been found feeding in numerous corn fields and even an alfalfa field. Locations that I know of so far include fields near: Parkhill, Watford, Embro (alfalfa field), Renfrew County, and parts of West E... Continue reading
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Black Cutworm and True Armyworm May Cause Problems This Year
States to the south of us have been reporting intense black cutworm moth captures over the last few weeks. The continuous storm fronts that keep moving across Ontario could be carrying some of these moths to us. In addition, rain has kept us from getting into the fields to manage the annual weed... Continue reading
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