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  1. Cooler Weather Conditions, Late Planting, Impacts Insects on Crops

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cooler-weather-conditions-late-planting-impacts-insects-crops

    pestscrops could be either more or less vulnerable to insect attack depending on the insect,” she ... means slugs may be on the rise in some field crops, says an entomologist with the College of Food, ... temperatures are ideal slug weather, said Kelley Tilmon, a field crop entomologist with Ohio State University ...

  2. Pest Alert: Spotted Lanternfly in Grape Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0098

    Fruit Production Guide Insects and Pests spotted lanternflies lycorma delicatula vineyards vitis grapes ... Ohio State University Ashley Leach, PhD, Assistant Professor, Specialty Crop Entomology, The Ohio State ... infestation; however, this pest poses a significant threat to the industry. This invasive planthopper ...

  3. Lep Monitoring Network – Corn Earworm and Western Bean Cutworm # 11

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-21/lep-monitoring-network-%E2%80%93-corn-earworm-and-western-bean-cutworm-11

    This is our 11 th week of monitoring moth pests in Ohio, and w e are in our fifth week of ... https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2019-27/corn-earworm-field-corn-watch-molds Corn Earworm Moth Map Week #5 June 30 th to July 6 th, 2025 Western Bean Cutworm This week 17 ... Week #5 June 30 th to July 6 th, 2025 Corn; Corn Pest Management ...

  4. West Nile Virus Fact Sheet for Veterinarians

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1005

    department. Ohio Department of Health: odh.ohio.gov/wnv Ag Crops and Livestock Insects and Pests west nile ... immunohistochemistry. If you decide to perform a postmortem in the field, please refer to USDA guidelines. Treatment In ... housing; use insect repellents; and reduce outdoor exposure. Local mosquito control authorities may be able ...

  5. Peak Alfalfa Weevil Activity

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-12/peak-alfalfa-weevil-activity

    1 Wood 10-16 0.5 For more information on control methods, consult the OSU and MSU “Field Crops Insect ... Scouting is still important at this stage, as alfalfa weevil population numbers vary from field to field ... harvesting early, based on the maturity of the stand. If a field with a heavy alfalfa weevil population is ...

  6. Integrated Pest Management Scouting Program Enrollment

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/integrated-pest-management-scouting-program-enrollment

    The IPM crop scouting program involves trained pest management scouts walking grower fields once ... crop growth stage along with any potential pest problems.  If a pest is at an economic threshold level ... The Wayne County Extension office will again be offering an integrated pest management (IPM) ...

  7. 2026 Agronomy School

    https://wayne.osu.edu/events/2026-agronomy-school

    offered.  Topics & Speakers   Field Crop Insect Update- Dr. Kelley Tilmon Professor, OSU Depart of ... February 27th. This year's program will feature a diverse range of presentations covering field crop ... insect pests, when does it pay to make a fertilizer application, updates on tar spot and vomitoxin ...

  8. Keeping Plants Healthy

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-gen-4

    genetically resistant plants to minimize or avoid losses caused by insect pests and/or pathogens. The use of ... defense for avoiding or minimizing plant damage caused by insects and pathogens. In some cropping systems, ... such as large acreage field or row crop agriculture (corn, soybeans, wheat, rice, cotton, etc.), the ...

  9. Keep an Eye on Pest Pressures on Field Crops

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/keep-eye-pest-pressures-field-crops

    their fields and scout for insects and other pests," said Ron Hammond, an Ohio State University ... spring pests that could impact crops include: • True armyworms – True armyworm larvae can do the most ... pest can also attack corn that is planted adjacent to wheat or when planted into a rye cover crop ...

  10. Bumble Bee Pollination in Tomato Greenhouses

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0092

    Crops and Livestock Horticulture Insects and Pests bumble bees tomatoes greenhouse pollination ... for their pollination services in a variety of crop systems, including tomatoes, fruit trees, berries, ... managed bees for the purpose of supplying pollination services to crop systems (Strange, 2015). The two ...

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