Using Pheromone Traps in Field Crops
Pheromone traps can detect when certain pest species are flying. However, numbers of individuals captured are Moths have four wings, the first pair are the fore wings, the second pair are the hind wings or underwings. Moths are covered with ... [... more]
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Green Cloverworm in Kentucky Soybean
Green cloverworm (GCW) is one of the most common leaf feeding insects in Kentucky soybeans. However, it is generally of minor importance because of the soybean plant's ability to compensate for foliage losses. Outbreaks have been observed to ... [... more]
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POTATO LEAFHOPPERS
The adult potato leafhopper is winged, pale green, wedge-shaped insect about 1/8-inch long. The pale green to yellow nymphs, are wingless, smaller than the adults, and very quick. Consequently they can remain unnoticed until the plants show ... [... more]
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Field Crop Insect-Pest Calendar for Kentucky
Eur. corn borer larvae Alfalfa weevil adults Alfalfa weevil larvae Bean leaf beetle Green cloverworm Green stink bug Mexican bean beetle Soybean podworm Small Grains Cereal leaf beetle Hessian fly Rootworm adults Flea beetle Rootworm ... [... 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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Corn Leaf Aphid
Corn leaf aphid is very common in whorl stage corn in Kentucky, but rarely causes economic losses. Infestations become apparent when the tassels begin to emerge revealing colonies of aphids. Infestations are more common in late-planted corn. Corn ... [... more]
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Regulation and Labeling of Biotech Foods
The federal government oversees and regulates biotech plants and plant products through the United States Department of Agriculture Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the Food and ... [... 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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Cyclamen Mite in the Greenhouse
Mites are sap-sucking pests that attack a wide range of greenhouse plants. Two species, the two-spotted spider mite and the cyclamen mite, can cause serious, persistent problems. Both of these mites feed by piercing tissue with their mouthparts ... [... more]
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Clover Root Curculio in Alfalfa
Adult clover root curculios feed on plant foliage but most of the damage is caused by feeding of the larval stage on the root system. The grub-like larvae chew furrows which may entirely girdle the tap root of the plant. Damage is usually most ... [... more]
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Insect Pests of Stored Grain: Indianmeal Moth
Indianmeal moths (pictured left) rest with their wings folded over their backs. They are about 0.4 inch long with a wingspan of about 0.6 inch. The outer portion of the front pair of wings is coppery; however, this color may be lost as the moth ... [... more]
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