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Alfalfa
April 24, 2020Much of the alfalfa throughout north central Kansas was significantly affected by last week's freezing temperatures, as previously noted. This is especially...
Praying Mantid Egg Cases
April 24, 2020Praying mantid adults are 3 to 4 inches (76 to 102 mm) long, elongated, slow-moving generalist insect predators that wait for prey with their upraised front...
Pea Aphids/Cowpea Aphids
April 17, 2020The recent cold weather also played havoc with these aphids (Fig. 3). However, many aphids, in untreated fields, were just "knocked off" or left the plants...
Pine Tortoise Scale
April 17, 2020The pine tortoise scale, Toumeyella parvicornis , is a major insect pest of pine trees grown as Christmas trees. Pine tortoise scale feeds on many different...
ID to last week’s bug
April 17, 2020Harlequin Bug - This is an image of a Harlequin Bug. It feeds on cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower and kale. They injure the plants by sucking the plant juices...