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Squash Vine Borer
July 17, 2020Squash vine borer, Melitta curcurbitae , feeds on squash, pumpkin, cucumber, and muskmelon. At this time of year, larvae are feeding inside plants. Adults are...
Soybeans—false chinch bugs
July 17, 2020We have received several calls relative to false chinch bugs (fig. 5) damage to soybeans. In most cases false chinch bugs may appear in large numbers in a patch...
ID to last week’s bug
July 17, 2020Rough stink Bug – As you can see from the image, Rough stink bugs resemble the color and texture of a tree’s bark providing them with camouflage. These...
Corn – adult western corn rootworm, corn earworm and fall armyworm
July 17, 2020The first adult western corn rootworms (WCRW) (fig. 1) were detected on 5 July, 2020, in north central Kansas. Since this first emergence there has been considerably...