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Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Wheat stem maggot

January 8, 2018

Insects in Cover Crops

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Western bean cutworm moth

July 11, 2018

Scouting and Treating Western Bean Cutworm

By Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate

Map of Japanese beetle distribution in Nebraska in 2016

January 8, 2018

Japanese Beetle in Corn and Soybeans

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Corn rootworm

November 15, 2018

Which Bt Traits Do You Need to Buy?

By Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Lance Meinke - Professor of Entomology, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist

Western bean cutworm in corn

January 9, 2019

The Biology and Management of Ear-Feeding Lepidopteran Pests of Corn in Nebraska

By Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist

Corn earworm larva

January 9, 2019

What’s New in Entomology: West Central Nebraska

By Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Western bean cutworm eggs (Photo by Jen Bruggeman)

March 8, 2019

Introducing the 'Western Bean Cutworm Central' Webpage

By Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Samantha Daniel - Extension Educator

Example of bioassay used for monitoring ECB susceptibility to Bt protein

May 22, 2019

First ECB Resistance to Bt Corn Reported in Canada

By Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Ana Velez Arango - Insect Toxicologist and Assistant Professor of Entomology, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

ECB adult female

Published: June 18, 2020 | Updated: May 21, 2025

Light Trap Data Available Online

Authored By: Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Updated By: Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist

Crop progress and conditions for corn from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service indicating predicted timing for corn growth stages (2019).

June 21, 2019

Using Degree-Day Models to Predict Western Bean Cutworm Flights

By Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Katharine Swoboda Bhattarai - Entomology Postdoctoral Associate, Jeffrey Cluever - Entomology PhD Student, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program