Bugs are always on the brain when raising crops—it’s a never-ending battle that farmers must be prepared to fight every day of the year. Jeff Whitworth, associate professor of entomology at Kansas ...

If grain bins and handling equipment were not sanitized prior to grain fill and the grain was moved to storage without receiving a preventative insecticide application, insect infestations can develop ...

Wheat harvest is two months away, and some of this year’s crop will be affected by not only drought conditions but also disease and insects. On a recent episode of SUNUP, the agriculture television ...

2025 was the sixth year in a row with a low number of wheat midge cocoons present in soil samples, potentially reducing ...

Wheat Stem Sawfly is becoming a serious pest issue for Colorado’s wheat producers. Estimated wheat losses now top more than $33 million per year in the state. Colorado State University (CSU) is ...

As May winds down, Ken Ferrie is taking a look at some important agronomic decisions farmers can make now to improve the performance of their corn, soybean and wheat crops. Flowering in wheat is ...

While my NCAA basketball bracket has gone up in smoke with the likes of Florida Gulf Coast University and Wichita State University moving into the Sweet 16, it does allow for more time to focus on ...

Wheat stem sawfly is a native insect that feeds on grasses in Colorado. The insect was first identified by entomologists in Colorado around the late 1800’s and primarily fed on range grasses. However, ...

Arable farmers are urged to prepare grain stores early as shifting harvest timings increase the risk of costly pest infestations.

SDE BOKER, Israel, August 8, 2022 – Wheat is a staple crop that provides 20% of the world population’s caloric and human protein intake. Although wheat is essential for human and livestock diets, ...

Wheat is a staple crop that provides 20 percent of the world population’s caloric and human protein intake, and which is particularly making headlines as being among Ukrainian grains that were being ...

THE Department of Scientific and Industrial Research has recently published a report* dealing with the infestation of stored grain by insect pests. The survey which it describes was undertaken at the ...