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

Jan 13, 2023 2022 Regional Corn Rootworm Monitoring Network Report Available Online
Jan 13, 2023 Statewide evaluation of foliar fungicides on soybeans in 2022
Nov 22, 2022 More soybean varieties with Peking SCN resistance for 2023, but more needed
Nov 4, 2022 Managing Burcucumber in Corn and Soybean
Oct 28, 2022 High Reproduction of SCN Populations on PI 88788 Resistance is Frightening
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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) 243-1132
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