Potato Leafhoppers have Arrived Back in New York Potato leafhoppers (PLH) are back from their overwintering sites down south. They come up on storm fronts and get dropped out usually with the rain. ...
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Black Cutworms Cutting Plants We are above the 300 degree days needed to get the larvae from the first major flight that on April 27 to a stage where they will cut plants. ...
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Cereal Leaf Beetle Eggs Have Hatched It was very easy to find small Cereal Leaf Beetle (CLB) larvae in wheat fields this week. Larvae are shiny and black and almost look slug-like. They ...
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Alfalfa Weevil Larvae Over Threshold The warmer stretch of weather has really brought on the alfalfa weevil larvae! We have seen and received reports of many fields at or above threshold. Treatment threshold ...
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Triticale Forage Harvest Time is Close! Now is the time to start checking the growth stage of your winter triticale. Many fields will be ready to harvest early next week. Triticale should be ...
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2022 National Wheat Contest It is not too late to enter. The final deadline for late registration is May 15. It costs $125 to enter and you must be a member of the National ...
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Black Cutworm Feeding Observed, More Still Arriving Black Cutworm (BCW) catches continue to be high in Wyoming, Livingston and Orleans counties. All locations will be over the 300 DD for the May 9, 16 ...
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Time to Get Serious About Scouting Corn for Black Cutworm Feeding Black Cutworm (BCW) catches continue to be high in Wyoming and Livingston counties. See the degree day accumulations from the first major flight ...
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Black Cutworm and Common Armyworm Moth Numbers Rising in Western Counties Black Cutworm (BCW) catches significantly increased, especially in our western counties. We started monitoring degree-days (base 50°F) on May 9. Every location is ...
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Black Cutworm and Common Armyworm Moth Numbers Rising Both Common Armyworm (CAW) and Black Cutworm (BCW) catches are still relatively low in our area but rising. There are some bigger numbers of BCW caught ...
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