Pests and diseases

News

• Coping with moldy corn
  Monday, November 16, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Farmers can cope with mold-ridden corn in fields and bins in a few ways.
• Farmers should test corn for high mold levels
  Tuesday, November 10, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Not testing this year’s corn crop could be risky for hog farmers. This fall’s wet weather has spurred mold growth, which can lead to toxin buildup in feed, said University of Missouri Extension specialists.
• Weed control can wait until spring, says MU Extension plant scientist
  Monday, November 9, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – With a wet fall nearing its end, many farmers won’t be able to get into fields for weed control this season.
• Red-banded stink bugs could threaten 2010 soybean crop in Missouri
  Thursday, October 22, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Soybean producers in southeast Missouri likely will face a new threat to yields during the 2010 growing season – the red-banded stink bug.
  
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• Pest alerts tip off producers to damaging insects
  Friday, October 16, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – E-mail alerts on selected insect pests are available from University of Missouri’s Integrated Pest Management program.
• Missouri confirms red imported fire ant mounds in Bootheel
  Wednesday, October 7, 2009
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Missouri has its first confirmed report of red imported fire ants, and residents of Missouri’s Bootheel should be on the lookout for fire-ant mounds on their property, said Richard Houseman, University of Missouri entomology professor and state extension entomologist.
  
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Web Sites

Browse these University of Missouri Web sites:

• Agricultural Experiment Station
• Pesticide Applicator Training
• Plant Sciences Extension
• Soil Testing and Plant Diagnostic Services

You may be interested in these external Web sites:

• eXtension Organic Agriculture Resources

Publications

• G9445, Controlling Voles in Horticulture Plantings and Orchards in Missouri
• M171, 2009 Missouri Pest Management Guide: Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybean, Winter Wheat
• MP731, Pesticide Training Manuals: Order Form
• NRAES147, Waterborne Pathogens in Agricultural Watersheds

You may be interested in these related publications:

• CB1, Agriculture Guide Book
• CB5, Binder of MU Agricultural Guides G6000 - G9999
• G855, Pesticide Laws and Regulations
• G8909, Basics of Bird Flu: Avian Influenza
• G8910, Avian Influenza Biosecurity for Small Flock Owners
• G9425, Controlling Damage Caused by Wildlife
• G9452, Managing Woodchuck Problems in Missouri
• G9453, Managing Raccoon Problems in Missouri
• MP685, Controlling Deer Damage in Missouri
• MX135, Controlling Nuisance: Weasels
• MX136, Controlling Nuisance: Muskrats
• MX137, Controlling Nuisance: Blackbirds in Roosts
• MX138, Controlling Nuisance: Blackbirds in Crops
• MX139, Controlling Nuisance: Blackbirds in Livestock Feedlots
• NCR451, Starling Management in Agriculture