Insect Monitoring Updates June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Laura Ingwell Read More I monitor three different insect pests with pheromone traps to help make informed decisions about when to spray insecticides or take other actions for management. Trap data can be found[Read More…] Article Categories: Squash Sweet Corn Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
An Introduction to Predatory Gall Midges June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Allison Zablah and Laura Ingwell Read More We want to introduce you to a predatory insect that you will find in your cropping systems, and it’s a fly! Predatory gall midges belong to the Cecidomyiidae family and[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Insect Spotlight: Cabbage White Butterfly (Pieris rapae) June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Sydney Territo and Laura Ingwell Read More Cabbage white butterflies are medium-sized white butterflies in the family Pieridae. They have black spots on their wings, and a black band on the top of their forewings (top wings),[Read More…] Article Categories: Cole Crops Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
Insect Spotlight: Syrphid Flies May 30, 2024 - From Issue: 737 By: Allison Zablah and Laura Ingwell Read More The presence of syrphid flies, also called hoverflies, is a welcome sight in agricultural landscapes. Syrphid flies contribute to pollination, pest suppression, and decomposition. There are four subfamilies of syrphids:[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
Potato Pests Abundant in Northern Indiana in late May May 30, 2024 - From Issue: 737 By: Laura Ingwell Read More During a recent visit to some potato fields by an Extension Educator in LaGrange County, it was evident that growers need to be on the lookout and take action against[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Potatoes Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Insect Spotlight: Flea Beetles May 15, 2024 - From Issue: 736 By: Milena Agila, Julia Wooby and Laura Ingwell Read More Introduction Flea beetles are small, often metallic, and dark-colored beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are given their common name due to their impressive jumping abilities, afforded by their enlarged[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
Cucumber Beetles Are Out In Full Force May 7, 2024 - From Issue: 736 By: Laura Ingwell Read More It was timely that in last week’s issue, we chose to spotlight cucumber beetles because they are on the move and hungry. Friday afternoon, I received an email from a[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Insect Spotlight: Cucumber Beetles May 2, 2024 - From Issue: 735 By: Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez and Laura Ingwell Read More Striped (Acalymma vitattum; StCB) and, to a lesser extent, spotted (Diabrotica undecimpunctata; SpCB) cucumber beetles are damaging pests on crops in the family Cucurbitaceae (e.g., cucumber, squash, pumpkin, watermelon). These[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Spotlight
Integrated Insect Management Strategies for Vegetable Farms May 2, 2024 - From Issue: 735 By: Laura Ingwell and Samantha Willden Read More What is integrated management? Regardless of the size of a farm, crops grown, or growing practices, integrated pest management (IPM) is a framework that can be used by all growers.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management IPM
Seasonal Insect Pressure Forecast – Update for Indiana March 14, 2024 - From Issue: 732 By: Laura Ingwell Read More I have been asked a lot about what the unusually high temperatures we have been experiencing lately will mean for insect pests this season. I don’t have a good answer[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Climate and Weather Insect and Mite Management
