Raspberry Crown Borer
Raspberry crown borer is the most devastating pest of blackberry and raspberry in Kentucky. While not as obvious as Japanese beetle or green June beetle attacking the fruit, raspberry crown borer attacks the roots and crown of the plants and can ... [... more]
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Green Lacewing
Green lacewings are an often under-appreciated group of beneficial insects. As with lady beetles, these natural enemies are important predators of many types of soft bodied insects and insect eggs. These insects are common in the spring summer ... [... more]
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Corn Rootworm Resistance Management with Bt Corn
The potential for the development of resistance to Bt-rootworm corn is considered to be so high that all growers who use the technology must follow an approved, structured, resistance management plan. EPA approval for Bt-rootworm corn requires ... [... more]
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Field Crops
Dectes Stem Borer (aka Soybean Stem Borer) in Kentucky Grown Soybeans / PDF Three common KY grasshoppers and their natural enemies / PDF Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD)in Kentucky Grown Wheat / PDF Soil Insect Pests and Returning Idle Land ... [... more]
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Grain Mites
Grain mites are pests that can feed on a variety of processed or finely ground grains, wheat germ, yeast, cheese, powdered milk, flour, or mold spores. Under hot, humid conditions, very large populations of these tiny creatures can develop ... [... more]
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European Red Mite
The European red mite is another introduced pest in the US. It is a pest of nut, pome and stone fruits, and some berries. This pest damages leaves and causes fruit russetting. European red mites can have 6 to 8 generations per year, depending on ... [... more]
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Green June Beetle on Grapes
Green June beetle is a serious direct pest of grapes at harvest, attacking the berries in the ripening clusters. Green June beetle is attracted to the ripening clusters as the berries soften and the sugar content increases. This creates a serious ... [... more]
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History of Problems
The Dectes (or soybean) stem borer is a small, long-horned beetle that attacks soybeans. The adult beetle is pale gray and about 3/8 inch long. It has prominent black and gray banded antennae that are as long as or longer than the body. Single ... [... more]
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Field Crops
Dectes Stem Borer (aka Soybean Stem Borer) in Kentucky Grown Soybeans / PDF Three common KY grasshoppers and their natural enemies / PDF Aphids and Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD)in Kentucky Grown Wheat / PDF Soil Insect Pests and Returning Idle Land ... [... more]
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Thrips Management With Onions
Thrips are serious pests of onions throughout the United States. Thrips are tiny winged pests, only about 1/20 of an inch in size. They feed with piercing-sucking and rasping mouthparts. While both the onion thrips ( Thrips damage to onions ... [... more]
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Corn Earworm Management In Sweet Corn
Corn earworm is potentially the greatest threat to sweet corn production in Kentucky. Because it feeds directly on the market product, is difficult to control, and is common in high numbers at the end of the season, most insecticides used on ... [... more]
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Meeting the Threat of the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid
The hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), a native of Asia, is a 1/32 inch long reddish purple insect that lives within its own protective coating. White, woolly masses that shelter these sap-feeding insects are at the bases of hemlock needles along ... [... more]
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