I am still hearing from people who are looking for WBC egg masses on corn leaves. But unless they are scouting very late corn that is not in tassel yet, most of the WBC will already be larvae on the tassel or more likely in the ear. So focus on scouting the ears and tassels […]
I was sent a message today from Deb Campbell of Syngenta Seeds, that they are finding fall armyworm in corn in Grey, Perth, Oxford, Huron and Simcoe counties. Infestations are low and the larvae are small but it is something to keep an eye on. There could be fields with heavier infestations. Also, both Michigan […]
There have been a number of reports of heads being clipped in wheat. Some of it can be blamed on armyworm, but some cases (at least in Rodney) have been due to larvae known as grass sawflies. These larvae are green to green-yellow in colour with a yellow brown head. They look like caterpillars but […]
I have heard reports now from a few different locations of both wheat heads being clipped and leaf feeding taking place in corn in southwestern Ontario. This is a good sign that true armyworm is present. Both wheat and corn fields need to be scouted to determine if armyworm is present. Here is an article […]
Thanks to Nick Zwambag for commenting on here that they are seeing cabbage seedpod weevil activity in winter canola near thamesville earlier this week. But with this weather, little can be done about it and fortunately the cool temps should slow them down a bit. Scout once this front goes through and see what infestations […]