Add stink bugs to the long list of pests showing up to represent in 2021. There have been several reports of brown stink bug being found in IP soys and dry beans. Stink bugs feed by piercing the pods and sucking on the seeds developing inside. They inject digestive enzymes into seeds, causing the seed […]
2018 has been an insect year. As we start to approach the end of summer, there are still a few pests to be concerned about before the crops are ready for harvest. Western bean cutworm (WBC): Overall, the WBC population have been lower than previous years. With the majority of the corn crop beyond the […]
Despite it being the middle of August, some pests are not showing signs of wrapping this season up. Bean leaf beetle are a particular concern in food grade IP and seed soybeans and edible beans across Ontario. As are pod piercing pests like stink bugs and tarnished plant bugs. Soybean aphids are also increasing in […]
On occasion we see this odd looking injury in corn in Ontario. It can be deceiving as the culprit that did the damage is usually long gone. Only once the whorl of the corn opens up is the damage noticeable. Stink bug injury is often confused with mechanical injury from the sprayer or even herbicide […]
There are a few guys out there thinking that with the cooler nights, SOYBEAN APHIDS will be leaving their fields so they don’t need to spray those fields that recently reached threshold. If aphids are staying at threshold levels 3 or 4 days after the initial assessment, you still need to spray. Only those fields that […]