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Map of Nebraska showing alfalfa weevil growing degree day totals (base 48°F) from Jan. 1–March 15, with most areas exceeding the 200 GDD scouting threshold.

Published: March 16, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Scouting Urged for Alfalfa Weevil

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Alfalfa weevil larva feeding inside an alfalfa leaf, showing characteristic windowpane damage.

Published: March 9, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Managing Weeds and Insect Pressure Following a Mild Winter

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Published: February 10, 2026

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Resistance to Pyrethroids, Expectations for Old Hay

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

White C-shaped grub larva curled among dense plant roots in dark soil.

Published: December 4, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Hay Field Soil Sampling, Winter Insect Mortality

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Published: June 9, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: What You Might Be Missing in Your Fields This Week

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

alfalfa weevil larva eating alfalfa leaf

Published: June 5, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Watch for Toxic Weeds, Insect Pressure in Alfalfa, and Build Flexibility into Drought Plans

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

Published: April 9, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Prep and Evaluating Stands

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator

people scout for weevils in alfalfa field

Published: April 3, 2025

On the Lookout for Alfalfa Weevil Emergence and Scouting

Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

Published: March 18, 2025

Pasture and Forage Minute: Lease Considerations and Alfalfa Insect Control

Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Alfalfa windrow being collected by harvester

Published: June 25, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Considerations for Alfalfa Disease, Harvesting During Wet Summers and Weevil Feeding on Regrowth

Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Published: June 13, 2024

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (June 10-14)

Published: May 30, 2024

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (May 27-31)

Published: May 28, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Leafy Spurge and Alfalfa Weevil, Planting Warm-season Annuals

Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator

Published: May 24, 2024

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (May 20-24)

Published: May 16, 2024

Extension Crop and Pest Reports (May 13-17)

Published: May 8, 2024

Alfalfa Weevil Surging in Alfalfa Fields

Pin-Chu Lai - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Published: April 23, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Early Season Irrigation, Controlling Alfalfa Weevil

Todd Whitney - Extension Educator, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Jerry Volesky - Nebraska Extension Range and Forage Specialist

Alfalfa weevil larvae and plant damage on alfalfa

Published: March 12, 2024

Pasture and Forage Minute: Alfalfa Weevil Scouting, Dealing with Stress

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Shannon Sand - Agricultural Economics Extension Educator

Published: June 16, 2023

This Week on N Field: Alfalfa Insects

Published: June 1, 2023

Pasture and Forage Minute: Controlling Alfalfa Weevil and Leafy Spurge, First Cutting Alfalfa

Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Ben Beckman - Extension Educator, Todd Whitney - Extension Educator