Soybean Cyst Nematode – A Consistent Threat
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) is known to cause considerable yield loss in soybeans. Often that loss is accompanied by undetectable crop symptoms and options [...]
Biological Use in Soybean Production
Biological products for soybeans are offered to growers from seed treatment, soil application and post applications all the way through to the reproductive stages. [...]
Diptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera—OH MY!
Scouting for early season soybean insect pests is beneficial in determining if your pre-planting management strategies are working as expected. Many growers are wisely [...]
PODCAST: Early Season Insect Management
Dairyland Seed Product Agronomy Specialist, Rod Moran, shares early season insect management advice for Illinois soybean growers. Listen to the podcast here: [...]
Slug Management in Illinois Field Crops
Article originally posted on the Bulletin. Slugs can be a difficult pest to manage when conditions are favorable for them, which has been the [...]
Scouting Soybean for Insect Pests
I began work as a field crop entomologist at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in September 2017, after having worked in a [...]
Facts about Nematodes
Nematodes are a fact of life whether you grow corn or soybeans or other crops. Today, in my opinion, nematodes are one agronomic issue [...]
SCN Egg Counts Surprisingly High
SCN egg counts were surprisingly high in a Southern Illinois survey. The Illinois Soybean checkoff is funding an SCN (Soybean Cyst Nematode) study to [...]
Sampling for SCN
Are you benchmarking your soil’s SCN population? Because SCN can impact yield, even without showing above-ground plant symptoms, it pays to know what is [...]
PODCAST: Stinkbugs, The Pest to Watch Out For This Year
There may be a new enemy for Illinois soybean farmers—and a stinky situation at that. Join CCA Soy Envoy Stephanie Porter in this latest [...]
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