Crop insect pests

News

• Armyworms eat fescue pastures, hayfields
  Friday, May 24, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Armyworms, which can strip pastures and hayfields bare as they march across the landscape, have shown up in Missouri, warns a University of Missouri entomologist.
• Fungal disease wipes out alfalfa weevils in central Missouri, MU entomologist says
  Friday, May 3, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Alfalfa weevil, a major pest of a prime hay crop, died out across central Missouri this spring. Credit the weather, says a University of Missouri Extension entomologist.
  
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• Green stink bug emerging as primary pest
  Friday, January 25, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – The green stink bug may emerge as a primary rather than secondary pest in the coming growing season, said Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri Extension entomologist.
  
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• Japanese beetles on the rise in Missouri
  Friday, January 18, 2013
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Japanese beetle populations in Missouri are likely to increase exponentially in the coming year, says an entomologist for University of Missouri Extension.
  
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• Detecting and controlling red imported fire ants
  Thursday, September 6, 2012
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – Drought-affected farmers forced to buy hay from out of state can take steps to avoid introducing red imported fire ants to their farms.
  
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• Japanese beetle scourge hits fields and lawns across Missouri
  Wednesday, July 13, 2011
  COLUMBIA, Mo. – If the leaves of your roses, shrubs or soybeans look like swiss cheese, the culprit could be Japanese beetles.
  
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Websites

Browse these University of Missouri websites:

• AgEBB: Missouri Grain Storage
• Delta Research Center
• Graves-Chapple Farm
• Integrated Pest Management
• Pesticide Applicator Training
• Plant Diagnostic Clinic
  Identifies and provides management solutions for insects, diseases and weeds.
• Plant Sciences Extension

You may be interested in these external websites:

• eXtension Corn and Soybean Production Resources
• eXtension Cotton Resources
• Missouri Crop Resource Guide

Publications

• G7110, Corn Earworm in Missouri
• G7112, Black Cutworm in Missouri
• G7113, European Corn Borer: A Multiple-Crop Pest in Missouri
• G7114, Seedcorn Maggot
• G7115, Managing the Armyworm Complex in Missouri Field Crops
• MP59, Insect/Mite Identification Form
• MP651, Midwest Tree Fruit Spray Guide
• MX383, Biotechnology: Generating Knowledge for a Better Tomorrow
• NCR327, European Corn Borer: Ecology and Management
• NCR553, Insect Resistant Crops Through Genetic Engineering
• NCR602, Bt Corn & European Corn Borer: Long-Term Success Through Resistance Management
• PS1, Principal Stored Grain Insects
• PS13, Beneficial Insects in Field Crops
• PS16, Caterpillars on Field Crops I
• PS17, Caterpillars on Field Crops II
• PS20, Tobacco Insects: An Aid to Identification and Control
• PS25, Beneficial Insects
• PS28, Stored Grain Insects

You may be interested in these related publications:

• G4050, Troubleshooting Field Crop Problems
• G4255, The Boll Weevil in Missouri: History, Biology and Management
• G4259, Cotton Nematodes in Missouri: Your Hidden Enemies
• G4261, Cotton Disease and Nematode Management
• G4450, Soybean Cyst Nematode: Diagnosis and Management
• G4563, Grasshopper Control in Missouri Forage Crops and Pastures
• G4569, Blister Beetle Management in Alfalfa
• G7111, Southwestern Corn Borer Management in Missouri
• G7140, Sorghum Midge in Missouri
• G7150, Soybean Pest Management: Bean Leaf Beetle
• G7151, Soybean Pest Management: Stink Bugs
• G7152, Soybean Pest Management: Dectes Stem Borer
• G7180, Hessian Fly Management on Wheat
• G7190, Insect Borers of Fruit Trees
• G7555, Submitting Insect and Mite Specimens for Identification
• G7710, Parasitic Worms of Insects
• IPM1025, Cotton Pests: Scouting and Management
• M93, Agricultural Plant Pest Control (Category 1A)
• M166, Corn Insect Pests: A Diagnostic Guide
• M171, 2013 Missouri Pest Management Guide: Corn, Grain Sorghum, Soybean, Winter Wheat, Rice, Cotton
• MP711, Pecan Pest Management: Insects and Diseases
• NCR63, Common Tree Fruit Pests
• NCR198, Recognition and Management of Dry Bean Production Problems
• NRAES177, Crop Rotation for Organic Farms: A Planning Manual
• PS4, Corn Insects: Above Ground
• PS5, Corn Insects: Below Ground
• PS6, Common Soybean Insects
• PS7, Common Small Grain Insects
• PS8, Common Forage Legume Insects
• PS11, Stinging and Biting Pests
• PS12, Cotton Insects and Mites
• PS14, Sunflower Insect Pests I
• PS15, Sunflower Insect Pests II
• PS26, Grain Sorghum Insects I
• PS27, Grain Sorghum Insects II
• PS29, Grain Molds and Vertebrate Storage Pests

Courses

• Missouri Beginning Farmers Program