Tag: pests
Farmers urged to watch for armyworm in fields and grass
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Pennsylvania farmers and homeowners should remain aware of possible armyworm infestations that could continue to appear within the next week...
Growers, scout for potato leafhopper in alfalfa earlier this year
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The near-record warm winter Ohio experienced this year has not only caused alfalfa to an earlier first cutting than usual, it's...
Progress: Smartphone apps for weed control
Mobile app puts power of reporting invasive weed spread in hands of everyone.
Weeds: Measure twice, spray once
It seems the time right after making first cutting hay is always a time for me to address some of those unwanted weed issues -- not in the hay fields, but in the fence rows, around buildings and in pastures.
Mobile app puts pest and plant disease information right in your...
IPMPro will streamline pest management decision-making and employee training and will make complying with state pesticide recordkeeping regulations easy.
Over-the-counter foggers ineffective against bedbugs, researchers say
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University entomologists have found that over-the-counter foggers or "bug bombs" commonly used by consumers are not effective at killing...
Wheat growers advised to scout for stripe rust; still time to...
COLUMBUS -- While most wheat statewide is at the early grain fill stage of development, growers should still scout carefully for stripe rust, as...
Scout your fields now for slugs
The warm winter caused many slugs to begin attacking Ohio crops earlier than normal, this year. Be prepared.
Warm winter increases field crop insect and pest threat in Ohio
In Ohio, black cutworms also could be a bigger problem this year, as could slugs, bean leaf beetles and cereal leaf beetles.
Weed scientists warn of aggressive spread of hydrilla, spotted in N.Y.
LAWRENCE, Kan. -- Six months ago one of the world's most aggressive aquatic weeds was spotted in an inlet adjoining Cayuga Lake, part of...
