Lots of things like to eat soybeans: beetles, stink bugs, worms, leaf hoppers, grasshoppers and even deer. During the pod-fill stage, we need to limit defoliation to less than 20%. Around Labor Day, defoliation can be caused by velvetbean worms, corn earworms, armyworms, stink bugs, loopers and grasshoppers. Soybean growers should scout their fields often …
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Scouting Northwest Florida Tomatoes
Blossom End Rot Identification of pests affecting crops is the first part of designing an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program. Scouting is an important part of any IPM program. Once you identify problem pests, management decisions can be made such as changing cultural practices, using biological control methods or by applying pesticides. By scouting and …
Permanent link to this article: http://washington.ifas.ufl.edu/newsletters/2012/05/11/scouting-northwest-florida-tomatoes/
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