ISSUE DATE: 05/04/2009
 Insect control begins with effective crop scouting. Producers who do their scouting need to make the most of their limited time in the field. Jeff Whitworth, Kansas State University Extension entomologist, Bob Wright, University of Nebraska research and Extension entomologist, and Wayne Bailey, University of Missouri Extension entomologist, provide some useful advice for scouting your crops this growing season.
Wheat
Wheat growers have been in the field already scouting for insects. Whitworth said, in the fall, wheat farmers scout their crop to ensure a good stand and, in the spring, they scout to protect their yield.
"In the fall, producers want to make sure they don't have aphids that could be transmitting barley yellow dwarf, fall armyworms, or Hessian fly," Whitworth said.
These insects can reduce the hardiness of the plant and make the plants susceptible to winterkill.
The late winter/early spring pests to worry about in wheat are aphids, bird cherry-oat aphids and green bugs. In Kansas, traditionally, green bugs have been a problem but in the last six or seven years, as far as wheat goes, they have not been a problem. The bird cherry-oat aphids have become more of a problem in recent years.
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