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  1. Watch for Slug Damage on Seedling Plants

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/2022-16/watch-slug-damage-seedling-plants

    these pests, where weed control was less than effective, or with a lot of residue left on the field ... expecting rain.  For more information on slug management, our field crop slug factsheet is located at ... eat many types of plants, and even in fields that haven’t been sown yet slugs can successfully feed on ...

  2. On Our Watchlist: Seedcorn Maggot and Alfalfa Weevil

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-12/our-watchlist-seedcorn-maggot-and-alfalfa-weevil

    There are two insect pests in particular that we’re wary of at the moment:  Seedcorn maggot (in ... corn and soybean) and alfalfa weevil.  Seedcorn maggot is most likely to be a problem in fields where ... cover crops or other green vegetation has been disked in, or manure applied, a handful of days previous ...

  3. Ohio’s Natural Enemies: Mantids

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-67

      Home, Yard and Garden Horticulture Insects and Pests biological control beneficial insect mantids ... predators. When an unsuspecting insect does come within their reach, the mantid will use its raptorial front ... can include both pests and other beneficial arthropods such as bees and spiders. Although they are ...

  4. July 27 Field Day to Feature Field Crops

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/july-27-field-day-feature-field-crops

    CUSTAR, Ohio – Due to indecisive weather, it’s been an interesting year for field crops so far, ... Research and Development Center (OARDC) and Ohio State University Extension are hosting a field day for ... State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. The field day will take place from 9 to ...

  5. Watch for Spider Mites in Dry Areas

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2020-22/watch-spider-mites-dry-areas

    Hot, dry weather encourages certain pests in field crops, in particular spider mites in soybean ... experiencing.  Crop scouts in areas that have not received rain recently should be on the lookout for this ... recommended.  We do not recommend edge treatments for this particular pest.  Make the decision for the whole ...

  6. Download your Insect Pest Management Guide Today

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-26/download-your-insect-pest-management-guide-today

    / Ohio State University Field Crops Insect Pest Management Guide written by Drs. Chris DiFonzo and Kelley ... https://aginsects.osu.edu/sites/aginsects/files/imce/2021%20IPM%20Guide%20Online%20Version.pdf This guide contains information on the biology and management of field crop insect pests in ... Are you wondering what thresholds to use for a given insect pest, what products are labeled for ...

  7. Twospotted Spider Mite on Soybean

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-24

    Pests of Field Crops, for those miticides labeled for twospotted spider mites, or for all materials ... University Entomology Agronomic Crops Insects web site (entomology.osu.edu/ag/). Ag Crops and Livestock ... spider mite is widely distributed and a common pest of orchards and nursery plants. When environmental ...

  8. Pollinator Quick Guide: What You Can Do to Help Honey Bees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-79

    otherwise noted, photos are provided by Denise Ellsworth. Insects and Pests pollinators honey bees native ... pollinators of many valuable Ohio crops, such as pumpkins, cucumbers, apples, raspberries and blueberries. ... Because they live together in hives, honey bees can be loaded onto trucks and transported from farm field ...

  9. Black Cutworm in Turfgrass

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0104

    Meanwhile, they are significant pests of some field crops including corn, where larvae cause significant ... black cutworm [(BCW) Agrotis ipsilon, family Noctuidae] is a caterpillar pest of many crops, including ... pests, capable of infesting a variety of turf and crop grasses. Pupae and adults overwinter in warmer ...

  10. LEP Monitoring Network Update #5 – Trap Counts for BCW, AMW, and ECB (IA & NY)

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-17/lep-monitoring-network-update-5-%E2%80%93-trap-counts-bcw-amw-and-ecb-ia

    so be sure to be scouting your fields as necessary. These insects’ larval stages are common pests in ... Introduction The Ohio LEP Network is continuing to monitor moth pests across Ohio counties. For ... early-season pests, so our moth numbers for these pests are decreasing, as expected. This will be our last week ...

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