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4 weeks ago | 
hpj.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson |Dave Bergmeier
With above average temperatures this year, alfalfa weevil development is well ahead of schedule compared to recent years. Adults have already emerged from their overwintering sites to lay eggs in alfalfa stems throughout the southern half of Iowa, according to Integrated Crop Management News, and Iowa State University Extension and OutreachAdult alfalfa weevils become active and start laying eggs when temperatures exceed 48°F.
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Nov 14, 2024 | 
steamboatpilot.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean
On Oct. 15, members of the Routt County Climate Action Plan Collaborative and Yampa Valley Sustainability Council joined 540 community, resort, business, nonprofit and tribal leaders in Jackson, Wyoming for the fourth annual Mountain Towns 2030 Climate Solutions Summit. MT2030 is an annual climate summit for mountain towns intended to foster learning, collaboration and action towards achieving net-zero by 2030.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
scholarsarchive.byu.edu | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Barbara Smith |Brigham Young
Keywordsinfrastructures, children with disabilities, developing nationsCollegeDavid O. McKay School of EducationDepartmentCounseling Psychology and Special EducationAbstractPenilla can be found along a back road, half way up a steep hill on the outskirts the urban city Iași, Romania.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
m.farms.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson
By Ashley Dean and Dr. Erin HodgsonGrasshopper activity in field crops has picked up recently, and these jumpy insects and their defoliation have caught the attention of crop scouts and agronomists across the state. Grasshoppers tend to thrive under dry conditions, and although most areas have received adequate moisture in 2024, consecutive drought years have likely led to higher than usual populations.
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
agupdate.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson
Japanese beetle development seems to be a bit ahead of schedule this year, which is not surprising with the warm temperatures this spring. Japanese beetle adults begin emergence when approximately 1,030 growing degree days have accumulated since January 1 and will continue emerging until 2,150 growing degree days have accumulated. Japanese beetle adults likely began emerging in the southern portion of Iowa recently, and emergence will likely occur late June or early July in northern Iowa.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
extension.iastate.edu | Erin Hodgson |AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Chris Kick
AMES, Iowa – A pest that most corn farmers haven’t had to worry about since the late 1990s appears to be making a comeback. European corn borer (ECB) has largely been controlled thanks to Bacillus thuringiensis corn (better known as Bt corn), which was first introduced in 1996. But field-evolved resistance is showing up in several Canadian provinces and most recently, in Connecticut.
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Jun 3, 2024 | 
m.farms.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson
By Ashley Dean and Erin HodgsonStalk borer is an occasional pest of corn, but it can be persistent in some fields, especially those fields near perennial grasses that serve as overwintering sites (fence rows, terraces, and waterways are typical sources). Tracking degree days is a useful way to estimate when common stalk borer larvae begin moving into cornfields from their overwintering hosts.
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May 30, 2024 | 
m.farms.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson
By Ashley Dean and Erin HodgsonCrop farmers and others involved with crop production can receive instant updates on the latest insect pest issues in Iowa. The Iowa Pest Alert Network provides short, timely updates via text messaging to farmers and crop consultants, agronomists and extension who advise farmers. This free, user-friendly service provides timely scouting information about pests in your area.
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May 29, 2024 | 
extension.iastate.edu | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson |Chris Kick
AMES, Iowa – Crop farmers and others involved with crop production can receive instant updates on the latest insect pest issues in Iowa. The Iowa Pest Alert Network provides short, timely updates via text messaging to farmers and crop consultants, agronomists and extension who advise farmers. This free, user-friendly service provides timely scouting information about pests in your area.
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May 15, 2024 | 
m.farms.com | AShley Dean |Ashley Dean |Erin Hodgson
By Ashley Dean and Erin HodgsonWestern and northern corn rootworms are serious corn pests in Iowa and the Corn Belt. These pests readily adapt to management tactics, especially in continuous corn production. The larvae consume corn roots, thereby reducing nutrient and water uptake, and cause stalk lodging. The adults may also feed on above-ground parts of the plant, including silks and pollen, which may interfere with pollination. This is the fifth year of the corn rootworm trapping network in Iowa.
