Missouri has more than 400 species of bees, and they are responsible for pollinating our cucumbers, pumpkins, fruit trees, berries, tomatoes, soybeans and corn. One estimate suggests that bees increase the annual value of U.S. crop production by $15 billion…. Read More ›
Monitoring
Bootheel Moth Flight
PLEASE READ. WE HAVE STRONG MOTH FLIGHT SINCE 4/5/14 IN THE BOOTHEEL of Missouri. THE INFORMATION ATTACHED CAN HELP YOU PREDICT WHEN THE NEXT FLIGHT WILL OCCUR IN ADDITION TO WHAT DAMAGE IS HAPPENING IN YOUR FIELDS 2 WEEKS AHEAD… Read More ›
Moth Flight in the Bootheel.
Moth flight has begun in the Bootheel for ECB, BCW, SWCB, and TAW. I will be posting next week a table of degree days for prediction of second flight, and a table of when (i.e. Calendar Date) and what damage… Read More ›
Identifying your moth pests
While as a student of entomology at University of Illinois, we used a moth identification guide to help us differentiate between the armyworms, cutworms, corn earworm, you get the idea. I am not sure where that guide is online, but… Read More ›
Moth trapping
I came across a few instructions for moth monitoring written by Kelly Tindall and wanted to post them on the blog. I’ll be starting to monitor moth pests in the spring and will contact individuals soon for trap dispersal.TrapSetup IPM… Read More ›
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