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Past Bug Beat Articles

  • Zero in on right time to apply corn fungicides

  • Zero in on disease control

  • You can still grow high-yield soybeans after soybeans

  • Work through soybeans-after-soybeans dilemma

  • Wireworms are difficult to manage

  • Will foliar fertilizer help soybean yields?

  • Why you should pay attention to SCN

  • Why fall herbicide applications are growing

  • Where rootworm beetles lay eggs may matter for 2018

  • Where does glufosinate-tolerant platform fit in future?

  • When seed treatment for sudden death syndrome may pay

  • When seed treatment decision boils down to dollars and cents

  • When label says 4 inches, it means 4 inches

  • When does lime become a must for 2020 soybeans?

  • What you should know about fallow syndrome

  • What you need to know about corn rootworm

  • What to do with Canada thistles in soybeans

  • Waterhemp control requires multipronged approach

  • Waterhemp control in soybeans begins in corn

  • Watch for these pests this season

  • Watch for these early-season soybean insects

  • Walking cornfields still pays

  • Views vary on insecticide seed treatment in soybeans

  • Use insect scouting info to your advantage

  • Understand Insects and Winter Survival

  • Tweak tar spot plans based on weather

  • Tough weeds bring up tough questions

  • Too early to quit scouting corn

  • Tips for dealing with SDS in soybeans

  • Tillage won’t solve corn rootworm, corn borer woes

  • Tillage won’t solve corn rootworm, corn borer woes

  • Tillage not answer to reducing tar spot risk

  • Threat of ear molds, rots exists every year

  • Think twice before using tillage for disease, insect control

  • Think twice before skimping on corn borer protection

  • Think twice before ditching insecticide boxes

  • Think twice before cutting insect control in 2020

  • Think through approach to SDS control

  • Test for fungicide, insecticide benefits in soybeans

  • Tar spot control outweighs harvest moisture concerns

  • Tackling weeds with limited herbicide supplies

  • Tackle marestail with cereal rye this fall

  • Strategies develop around dicamba-tolerant soybeans

  • Stinkbugs require season-long scouting

  • Stinkbugs in 2019: What you should know

  • Still time for pests to ruin dreams of high soybean yields

  • Step up management in corn after corn

  • Stem canker overstays its welcome

  • Stay alert for pests if you plant non-GMO corn

  • Stay alert for nutrient deficiency in corn

  • Stay ahead of corn rootworm in Indiana

  • Start here to control Canada thistle

  • Spray fungicides on soybeans or wait to see disease?

  • Soybean seed insecticide decision a tough call

  • Soybean nematodes play for keeps

  • Soybean leaf damage not as bad as it looks

  • Sort through soybean seed treatments

  • Sort through options for wireworm control

  • Slow-maturing, fungicide-treated corn function of season

  • Sift through biocontrols, biostimulants

  • Should you treat for minor corn pests?

  • Should you test for SCN?

  • Should you stay with rootworm-traited corn?

  • Should you apply insecticide with fungicide?

  • Should you apply fungicides on soybeans this year?

  • Should tar spot be treated late in season?

  • Should I ditch nitrogen for biologicals?

  • Should I apply potash ahead of soybeans?

  • Sharpen scouting skills to detect these insects, diseases

  • Select best options for soybean seed treatment

  • Seek out soybeans’ silent yield robber

  • Seed treatments have different targets

  • Seed treatments for corn nematodes available

  • Scouting soybeans early pays whether there are insect issues or not

  • Scout to the end to protect yield

  • Scout soybeans for beetles

  • Scout soybeans almost until harvest

  • Scout for early-season soybean diseases

  • Sampling for SCN would be time well spent

  • Rootworm trait decision may hinge on where you farm

  • Rootworm control for 2021 starts now

  • Rethink insect control for corn after cover crops

  • Residual herbicides key to battling waterhemp

  • Relationships enter this cropping decision

  • Put Canada thistle in the crosshairs

  • Pros, cons for spring tillage in corn after corn

  • Prepare for tar spot in ’22

  • Premature color change in beans explained

  • Plan now for better soybean quality in 2019

  • Pests to watch for in second-year soybeans

  • Pay attention to bean leaf beetles

  • Off-color soybeans after application can be unsettling

  • Not all insects affected by cold

  • No one immune to early-season corn pests

  • Newer diseases grab corn growers' attention

  • Narrow down cause of poor tip fill

  • Move up seeding date for annual ryegrass

  • Monitor silk clipping in corn closely

  • Monitor corn for signs of stalk, ear rots

  • Minimize yield drag in beans after beans

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