These colorful moths target squash, zucchini, pumpkins, and gourds, and they can devastate entire crops before you know you have a pest problem. Here is how to tell if squash vine borers are ...
Evaluate Insect Pressure If you don’t have heavy European corn borer or corn rootworm pressure, you might be able to forgo the use of a soil insecticide. That’s potentially a $30-plus savings ...
Found throughout North America, squash vine borers (Melittia cucurbitae) are a type of clearwing moth with a uniquely colorful look. Adults measure about half-inch long, and they have bright ...
Recent data from the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection (DATCP) indicates a significant increase in late-season corn earworm moth activity. For the second consecutive ...
Dinoderus minutus, a woodboring beetle native to Asia Omphisa fuscidentalis, a Southeast Asian moth, the larvae of which feed off bamboo and which are considered a delicacy by the local population ...
“Plus, it gives growers an effective and reliable option for European corn borer control.” Altacor, meanwhile, is registered for use in pome fruit, grapes and stone fruit crops for lepidopteran pests ...