Insects

Resources, tools, and information specific to crop insect identification and management.

Insect ICM News Articles

Jul 28, 2021 Twospotted spider mite scouting reminders
Jul 14, 2021 Corn Silks (and Feeders) are Out – Assess Pollination in Fields
Jun 17, 2021 Soybean Gall Midge Adult Emergence Beginning in Iowa
Jun 14, 2021 Corn Rootworm Egg Hatch Peaking in Iowa
Jun 8, 2021 Stalk Borers are on the Move Across Iowa
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Insect ICM Blog Posts

Sep 17, 2021 Fall Armyworm Management Considerations in Alfalfa and Cover Crops
Sep 16, 2021 Mixed bag in beans
Aug 19, 2021 New counties confirmed for soybean gall midge in Iowa
Aug 4, 2021 I See Dead Plants Podcast now available from ISU Integrated Pest Management
Jul 21, 2021 Summary of Corn Root Injury Evaluation in Southeast Iowa
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Insect Resources

Podcast

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Reports

Websites

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
Paul Kassel
Paul Kassel
Field Agronomist in NW Iowa
(712) 262-2264
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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
515-295-2469
Rebecca Vittetoe
Rebecca Vittetoe
Field Agronomist in EC Iowa
(319) 653-4811
Michael Witt
Michael Witt
Field Agronomist in WC Iowa
(641) 430-2600

Insect Campus Specialists

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Randall P Cass
Extension Entomologist, Honey Bees and Native Bees
+1 515 294 5967
Betsy Danielson
Elizabeth Danielson
Extension Program Specialist III
(515) 294-7293
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
Edward Zaworski
Ed Zaworski
Plant Pathology Diagnostician, Extension Program Specialist II
(515) 294-0581