Insects

Keith Berns talks about cover crops

Cover crop secrets: Practical ways to overcome challenges Cover crops need clear goals to succeed

Competition for moisture, a bridge for diseases and the overall cost of cover crops offer obstacles to adoption, but there are methods to mitigate problems.

byElizabeth Hodges,staff writer

Nov 6, 2025

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6 Min Read

Nematodes under a microscope

Watch out corn rootworm, the nematodes are coming Watch out corn rootworm, the nematodes are coming

Mar 20, 2025

6 Min Read

Young soybean plants with holes in the leaves

Get ahead of bean leaf beetles by scouting Get ahead of bean leaf beetles by scouting

Mar 20, 2025

2 Min Read

Man in a baseball hat examining cotton in field.

Inside the insects shaping 50 years of cotton history Inside the insects shaping 50 years of cotton history

Feb 21, 2025

6 Min Read

A finger pointing to small specks on a corn plant

Will aphids threaten corn yields in ’25?Will aphids threaten corn yields in ’25?

byTom J. Bechman

Jan 22, 2025

3 Min Read

Dylan Mangel, assistant professor and Extension plant pathologist at UNL, collects a soil sample for soybean cyst nematode testing

How to test for soybean cyst nematode How to test for soybean cyst nematode

byElizabeth Hodges

Nov 18, 2024

4 Min Read

Wine turbines

Wind turbines are killing insects, scientists say

Wind turbines are killing insects, scientists say

2024 Soybean Management Field Day

Crop Protection

New knowledge of Dectes and gall midge

New knowledge of Dectes and gall midge

byElizabeth Hodges,staff writer

damage on leaf causing larvae to develop into adult beetles

Crop Protection

Get ready for revved-up rootworms

Get ready for revved-up rootworms

Japanese beetle

Wash. expands beetle quarantine boundaries

Wash. expands beetle quarantine boundaries

byFarm Press Staff

Tamarixia radiata

Could California’s ACP fight be won with IPM?

Could California’s ACP fight be won with IPM?

byTodd Fitchette,Editor

5 ways to control soybean cyst nematode

5 ways to control soybean cyst nematode

byCurt Arens,senior editor of Nebraska Farmer

Longhorned ticks cover more ground in Missouri

Longhorned ticks cover more ground in Missouri

byMindy Ward,Editor, Missouri Ruralist

Crop Protection

Watch for these crop issues late in growing season

Watch for these crop issues late in growing season

byCurt Arens,senior editor of Nebraska Farmer

Rice farm

Rice stinkbug resists management

Rice stinkbug resists management

byPam Caraway,Executive Editor

young plants in a field

Perfect storm leads to sugarbeet root maggots

Perfect storm leads to sugarbeet root maggots

Cotton seedlings in commercial field.

Acephate-resistant cotton thrips confirmed in North Carolina

Acephate-resistant cotton thrips confirmed in North Carolina

byDominic Reisig,Extension entomologist

Snow Field

Insects hid from killing freezes

Insects hid from killing freezes

byPam Caraway,Executive Editor

Close up of black cutworm crawling in field of early planted rice.

Pest pressure in 2023: some you treat and some you don’t

Pest pressure in 2023: some you treat and some you don’t

byWhitney Shannon Heckel,Staff Writer

Navel orangeworms

Wet year stifles NOW, but stay on guard

Wet year stifles NOW, but stay on guard

byTim Hearden,Senior Editor, Western Farm Press

Insect trap

Napa marks 20 years of pest exclusion efforts

Napa marks 20 years of pest exclusion efforts

byTodd Fitchette,Editor

mosquitoes

5 mosquito home-protection tips

5 mosquito home-protection tips

South Carolina Boll Weevil Eradication

Boll weevil eradication assessment reduced in South Carolina

Boll weevil eradication assessment reduced in South Carolina

byJonathan Veit

Michael Miller bee hive

Bee-vival? Is Texas’ bee population rebounding?

Bee-vival? Is Texas’ bee population rebounding?

byPaul Schattenberg

rice stink bug sorghum

LRGV scout school scheduled May 24

LRGV scout school scheduled May 24

byRon Smith,Contributing Writer

Common tools help scout soybean aphid

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Common tools help scout soybean aphid infestations

Common tools help scout soybean aphid

Young peanuts in field.

4 things peanut thrips don’t want you to know

4 things peanut thrips don’t want you to know

Pollinators NC State University

Quality of habitat key role in conserving bee populations

Quality of habitat key role in conserving bee populations

byMick Kulikowski

Vestaron Spear Spider Venom

Insecticide derived from spider venom

Insecticide derived from spider venom

byJohn Hart,Associate Editor

scholz-novak-tppa-22

Why farmers should care about Endangered Species Act

Why farmers should care about Endangered Species Act

byShelley E. Huguley,Senior Editor

Corn earworm pest in South Carolina

Bt resistance management key to corn earworm control

Bt resistance management key to corn earworm control

byJohn Hart,Associate Editor

Cotton bolls in field

Bayer’s ThryvOn cotton gets full registration for 2023 season

Bayer’s ThryvOn cotton gets full registration for 2023 season

byNational Hog Farmer Staff

David Haviland

Researchers target sugar-feeding ants

Researchers target sugar-feeding ants

bySaoimanu Sope,Communications specialist

Alfalfa Leaftier

Southwest alfalfa growers face new insect pests

Southwest alfalfa growers face new insect pests

byTodd Fitchette,Editor

A stink bug

The No. 1 pest in corn is sporadic

The No. 1 pest in corn is sporadic

byJohn Hart,Associate Editor

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