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1 week 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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Oct 30, 2024 | 
m.farms.com | Erin Hodgson
By Erin HodgsonThe 35th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference is set for Dec. 11-12 at the Meadows Events and Conference Center at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. This premier event, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will provide crop production professionals with the latest information, cutting-edge research updates and tools to prepare for 2025.
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
extension.iastate.edu | Erin Hodgson
AMES, Iowa – The 35th Annual Integrated Crop Management Conference is set for Dec. 11-12 at the Meadows Events and Conference Center at Prairie Meadows in Altoona. This premier event, hosted by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, will provide crop production professionals with the latest information, cutting-edge research updates and tools to prepare for 2025.
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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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Jul 15, 2024 | 
daypitney.com | William Roberts |Erin Hodgson
Washington, DC On August 7-9, Day Pitney DP Alliance co-chair William Roberts and DP Alliance Leaders Colton Kopcik and Erin Hodgson will be attending The 2024 Lavender Law Conference & Career Fair in Washington, DC. The Day Pitney team will speak with law students about career opportunities at Day Pitney, and forge connections with LGBTQ+ legal professionals from advocacy organizations, corporate legal departments, government agencies, and firms.
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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 7, 2024 | 
agupdate.com | Erin Hodgson
You may have heard of a special entomological event happening this year. It’s true, a rare “double brood emergence” of periodical cicadas is happening in 2024. The last time that happened was in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was the U.S. president. Brood XIII, called the “Northern Illinois Brood,” has a 17-year emergence cycle that includes three cicada species. It will appear in the Midwest with potential to show up in southeastern Iowa.
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Jun 7, 2024 | 
curated.tncontentexchange.com | Erin Hodgson
You may have heard of a special entomological event happening this year. It’s true, a rare “double brood emergence” of periodical cicadas is happening in 2024. The last time that happened was in 1803 when Thomas Jefferson was the U.S. president. Brood XIII, called the “Northern Illinois Brood,” has a 17-year emergence cycle that includes three cicada species. It will appear in the Midwest with potential to show up in southeastern 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.
