Last year, entomologists and field specialists with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach received many questions about effective management of corn rootworms as populations have increased in the past two years and farmers have experienced enhanced root injury during drought conditions. We teamed up with the ISU extension field agronomists to host corn rootworm management field days at 7 ISU Research and Demonstration Farms in 2022. Come join us this summer to learn about corn rootworm identification, sampling, management, and resistance. Each farm has planted a demonstration showcasing three hybrids (no Bt for corn rootworm, SmartStax®, and SmartStax® Pro) with and without a soil-applied insecticide.
These field days are free to attend, but please contact the field agronomist hosting each event to RSVP for food and handouts.
- June 29, 2022
- ISU Armstrong Research Farm; 53020 Hitchcock Ave, Lewis, IA 51544
- Time: 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM, part of regular field day that goes until 3:00 PM
- Lunch provided at noon, pre-registration requested
- CCA credits offered
- Contact: Ruth Blomquist - Office: (712) 254-4346; Cell: (319) 541-2969; Email: Ruth.Blomquist@usda.gov
- July 6, 2022
- ISU Field Extension Education Laboratory; 1928 240th St, Boone, IA 50036
- Time: 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
- Lunch provided at noon, pre-registration requested
- CCA credits offered
- Contact: Meaghan Anderson
- July 7, 2022
- ISU Southeast Research Farm; 3115 Louisa-Washington Road, Crawfordsville, IA 52621
- Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, part of regular field day
- Lunch provided at noon
- CCA training in the morning from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM, pre-registration requested
- Contact: Rebecca Vittetoe or Virgil Schmitt
- July 12, 2022
- ISU Northern Research Farm; 1040 James Ave, Kanawha, IA 50447
- Time: 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
- Dinner provided before the event
- CCA credits offered
- Contact: Gentry Sorenson or Angie Rieck-Hinz
- July 13, 2022
- ISU Northwest Research Farm; 6320 500th Street, Sutherland, IA 51058
- Time: 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM, after the regular field day that begins at 9:00 AM
- Lunch provided at noon
- CCA credits offered
- Contact: Joel DeJong
- July 19, 2022
- ISU Northeast Research Farm; 3321 290th Street, Nashua, IA 50658
- Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
- Meal provided after the event
- CCA credits offered
- Contact: Josh Michel or Terry Basol
- August 4, 2022
- McNay Research Farm; 45249 170th Avenue, Chariton, IA 50049
- Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM, part of regular field day
- Dinner provided during the event
- CCA credits offered
- Contact: Clarabell Probasco
If you have any questions about corn rootworm or the field days, please reach out to Ashley, Erin, or your local field agronomist.
Ashley Dean Agriculture and Natural Resources Extension Specialist II
Ashley is an education extension specialist for field crop entomology at Iowa State University. She coordinates the Iowa Moth Trapping Network, the Regional Corn Rootworm Monitoring Network, and the Iowa Pest Alert Network. She also develops educational resources for field crop pests in Iowa and ...
Erin Hodgson Professor
Dr. Erin Hodgson started working in the Department of Entomology, now the Department of Plant Pathology, Entomology, and Microbiology, at Iowa State University in 2009. She is a professor with extension and research responsibilities in corn and soybeans. She has a general background in integrated...