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Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch Getting a Late Start in Iowa - June 9, 2020
Assessing Corn Rootworm Activity Using Sticky Traps - July 23, 2019
Potato Leafhopper Management in Alfalfa - July 23, 2019
A Pest of the Past: Have You Seen Hop Vine Borer? - May 15, 2017
Black Cutworm Monitoring 2017 - May 9, 2017
Scouting for Pests in Iowa Cover Crops - April 24, 2017
Aphids Showing Up in Alfalfa - May 17, 2016
Look for Seedcorn Maggot in Corn and Soybean - April 13, 2016
A Mix of Soybean Defoliators this Summer - July 24, 2015
True White Grub Identification and Management - June 30, 2015
Cover crops and SCN: What's the connection? - September 25, 2014
Grasshopper Activity Observed - July 11, 2014
Managing Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa - June 2, 2014
Black Cutworm Scouting 2014 - May 16, 2014
Black Cutworm Monitoring 2014: We Need Your Help! - February 26, 2014
Be Wary of High SCN Numbers in 2014 - February 10, 2014
2013 Alfalfa Weevil Hatch Delayed - May 2, 2013
Reflections on Iowa's 2012 Drought - January 22, 2013
New Options for Soybean Aphid Host Plant Resistance - December 4, 2012
ISU Extension and Outreach Offers Update Meetings for Ag Input Providers - November 6, 2012
'Fly Free' Date for Hessian Fly - August 31, 2012
Recent Status of Bean pod mottle virus Insect Vectors in Iowa - July 3, 2012
Scouting for Japanese Beetle - June 12, 2012
Predicted Corn Rootworm Hatch Begins for 2012 - May 21, 2012
Start Scouting for Stalk Borer - May 8, 2012
Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory - April 25, 2012
Insecticidal Seed Treatments can Harm Honey Bees - April 6, 2012
Options for Soybean Aphid Host Plant Resistance - March 14, 2012
Spring Sampling Not Recommended for Nematodes on Corn - Except for Sandy Fields - February 29, 2012
Cooperators Needed for Black Cutworm Monitoring - February 28, 2012
2011 Evaluation of Fungicide and Insecticide Seed Treatments on Soybean in Iowa - February 22, 2012
There's Still Time to Check Fields for SCN Before 2012 Crop - February 21, 2012
2012 Season is Not a Good One to "Roll the Dice" with SCN - February 20, 2012
What Does This Warm Winter Mean for Insects? - February 17, 2012
Evaluation of Foliar Fungicides Applied On Corn in 2011 - January 9, 2012
Evaluation of Foliar Fungicides and Insecticides on Soybean in 2011 - January 3, 2012
First Iowa Confirmation of Resistance to Bt Corn by Western Corn Rootworm - December 22, 2011
A 10-Year Summary of Testing for Nematodes that Feed on Corn in Iowa - December 7, 2011
New Stink Bug Identification Card Available - December 5, 2011
Fall Time to Sample for SCN - But Not for Nematodes That Feed on Corn - November 11, 2011
Integrated Crop Management Conference Nov. 30-Dec. 1 - October 27, 2011
Comparing Nematode Management Products on Corn in Strip Trials - September 12, 2011
Crop Minute - Aphids in Corn - August 26, 2011
Corn Aphids Explode - August 20, 2011
Insecticide and Insecticide-Fungicide Tank Mix Applications in Soybean - July 31, 2011
Japanese Beetle Activity Increases in Iowa - July 22, 2011
Crop Minute - Scout For Soybean Aphids - July 13, 2011
Updated Soybean Aphid Field Guide Available - July 12, 2011
Corn or Soybeans Looking Stressed? Nematode Damage is Becoming Apparent - July 11, 2011
Western Bean Cutworm Scouting Update - July 1, 2011
Predicted Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch Approaching - June 23, 2011
SCN Females Now Apparent on Soybean Roots - June 21, 2011
Scouting Reveals a Mixture of Caterpillars in Corn - June 20, 2011
Sampling for Nematodes that Feed on Corn This Season - June 5, 2011
Stalk Borer Scouting Dates for 2011 - June 3, 2011
Iowa State Research Farm Field Days to Begin June 15 - June 1, 2011
Corn Flea Beetles are Active in Corn - May 22, 2011
Black Cutworm Scouting Advisory 2011 - May 5, 2011
More Bean Leaf Beetles Predicted This Summer - April 8, 2011
Alfalfa Weevil Hatch Happening Now - April 8, 2011
A 2011 Prediction for Stewart's Disease of Corn - April 7, 2011
A New IPM Extension Journal Now Available - March 21, 2011
Businesses Can Sponsor Soybean Field Guide Reprints - March 3, 2011
Cooperators Needed for Black Cutworm Monitoring - March 2, 2011
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Detection in Iowa - February 28, 2011
Iowa State Research Farm Reports Available to Public - December 20, 2010
Iowa Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Network Summary 2010 - November 30, 2010
More Than 800 SCN-resistant Soybean Varieties Available to Iowa Growers - November 1, 2010
When to Sample for Nematodes on Corn - It Depends - October 27, 2010
Enjoy the Fall Weather -Take a Walk and Collect Some Soil Samples - October 25, 2010
Warm Fall Temperatures, SCN and Winter Annual Weeds - October 20, 2010
Stink Bugs on the Move - August 16, 2010
Check Soybean Roots for SCN Females - July 26, 2010
Nematodes Damaging Corn This Year? - July 19, 2010
Western Bean Cutworm Scouting Update - July 12, 2010
Refuge in a Bag is Here: Explaining the Simplified Refuge - June 25, 2010
Crop Management Clinic Features Over 20 Management Topics - June 21, 2010
Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper Found in Iowa - June 8, 2010
Start Checking Soybean Roots for SCN Females - June 7, 2010
Sampling Strip Trials for Corn Nematodes - May 27, 2010
New Invasive Insect Confirmed in Iowa - May 25, 2010
Watch for Early-Season Isopods - May 25, 2010
Early Season Corn Nematode Scouting - May 18, 2010
CORRECTION to Alfalfa Weevil Scouting Update 2010 - May 4, 2010
Corn Nematodes and Soybean Cyst Nematode: Similar But Very Different - March 30, 2010
Information about Corn Nematodes and SCN Available Online From ISU Crop Adviser Institute - March 22, 2010
Fall Is Great Time to Sample For SCN, But Not Corn Nematodes - October 6, 2009
Weekly Crop and Weather Report - August 25, 2009
Are Late-Season Soybean Aphid Treatments Worth It? - August 13, 2009
Crop and Weather Update - August 10 - August 11, 2009
Common Corn Nematode Characteristics - August 3, 2009
Degree Days - Cool July With Good Crop Conditions - July 28, 2009
Use Treatment Thresholds for Western Bean Cutworm - July 28, 2009
Scout for Corn Leaf Aphids Before Tasseling - July 17, 2009
July Workshops Offer Comprehensive Corn Nematode and SCN Training - July 13, 2009
Corn: Uneven Early-Season Growth Can Mean Uneven Tasseling - July 10, 2009
July 6 Crop and Weather Report - July 7, 2009
June 22 Iowa Crop and Weather Report - June 24, 2009
June 8 Crop and Weather Report - June 9, 2009
Degree Days - Cool is cool - June 9, 2009
Week of May 26 Crop and Weather Report - May 27, 2009

ICM Blog Post

Cicadamania – they’re back and screaming! - May 16, 2024
A Full Sweep Net - April 24, 2024
2-part webinar for soybean gall midge - January 26, 2022
How cold is enough? - October 28, 2021
I See Dead Plants Podcast now available from ISU Integrated Pest Management - August 4, 2021
Soybean gall midge detections continue - July 14, 2021
2021 Soybean gall midge update in Iowa - June 29, 2021
Have you seen this cheater butterfly? - June 14, 2021
Virtual crop scouting school now available from CPN - April 19, 2021
Insect Overwintering: A bit like Goldilocks? - February 16, 2021
Disease Severity and Insect Defoliation Training Tool Released - July 24, 2020
Early Season Crop Scouting - May 19, 2020
Potpourri of caterpillars in Iowa - June 14, 2019
Know your invasives for Invasive Species Awareness Week - February 28, 2019
Black cutworm and armyworm trapping network call for cooperators 2019 - February 22, 2019
Pest resistance management from hospitals to farm fields - March 12, 2018
Monarch Southern Migration in Progress - September 25, 2017
Black Cutworm Peak Flight Update 2017 - May 23, 2017
Do insects make good parents? - May 12, 2017
Mostly a good guy: multicolored Asian lady beetle - May 5, 2017
Can insects breathe in water? - May 1, 2017
EPA retains all chlorpyrifos tolerances - March 30, 2017
Do you know your insecticide groups? - December 2, 2016
How do insects survive the winter? - March 4, 2016
Adult corn rootworm identification - August 14, 2015