Pests

Extension entomologists, plant pathologists, and weed specialists work to improve understanding of pest resistance in Iowa field crops, and increase the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM) tactics to reduce or delay pest resistance.

Recent Pests ICM News and Blog Posts

Aug 11, 2022 Dry conditions causing spider mite issues throughout Iowa
Jul 29, 2022 Don’t Let the Pigweeds Produce Seed
Jul 22, 2022 Use sticky traps to monitor corn rootworm beetles this summer
Jul 18, 2022 Soybean Cupping 2022: Again in Iowa
Jul 18, 2022 Train your eyes for soybean defoliation
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Pests Resources and Tools

Field Specialists

Meaghan Anderson
Meaghan Anderson
Field Agronomist in Central Iowa
(319) 331-0058
Terry Basol
Terry Basol
Field Agronomist in NC Iowa
(641) 426-6801
Joel DeJong
Joel DeJong
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
(712) 546-7835
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Angie Rieck-Hinz
Field Agronomist in NC Iowa
(515) 231-2830
Aaron Saeugling
Aaron Saeugling
Field Agronomist in SW Iowa
(712) 769-2650
Virgil Schmitt
Virgil Schmitt
Field Agronomist in SE Iowa
(563) 263-5701
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Gentry Sorenson
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
641-430-6715
Rebecca Vittetoe
Rebecca Vittetoe
Field Agronomist in EC Iowa
(319) 653-4811
Michael Witt
Michael Witt
Field Agronomist in WC Iowa
(641) 430-2600

Pests Campus Specialists

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Randall P Cass
Extension Entomologist, Honey Bees and Native Bees
+1 515 294 5967
Ashley Dean
Education Extension Specialist I
+1 515 447 3766
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Erin Hodgson
Professor, Extension Entomologist Specialist , ANR Crops Team Leader
(515) 294-2847
Laura Jesse Iles
Laura Jesse Iles
Director, Plant & Insect Diagnostic Clinic, Co-Director, North Central IPM Center
(515) 294-0581
Prashant Jha
Professor, Extension Weed Specialist
+1 515 294 7028
Daren S Mueller
Associate Professor, Extension Plant Pathologist
5154608000
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Alison Robertson
Professor of Plant Pathology and Microbiology, Extension Field Crops Pathologist
(515) 294-6708
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Greg Tylka
Morrill Professor, Nematologist, Director of the Iowa Soybean Research Center
515-294-3021
Edward Zaworski
Ed Zaworski
Plant Pathology Diagnostician, Extension Program Specialist II
(515) 294-0581