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Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

Split image showing a Dectes stem borer adult on a soybean leaf and soybean stem damage from gall midge larvae near a field edge, highlighting pest pressure before plants mature.

July 2, 2025

Insect Pests and Plant Diseases in Soybean: A Nebraska Soybean Board-Funded Project

By Thales Rodrigues da Silva - MSc Graduate Student, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Dylan Mangel - Extension Plant Pathologist, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Ron Seymour - Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator, Ritika Lamichhane - Extension Educator, John Nelson - Extension Educator

magnified photo of tiny yellow and light green soybean aphids cling to soybean stem

Published: August 2, 2023 | Updated: July 24, 2025

On the Lookout for Soybean Aphids in 2025

Authored By: Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist

Updated By: Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator

Cornfield with scattered lodging in the center rows, where plants have fallen over due to root damage caused by corn rootworm.

July 10, 2025

Considerations for Managing Corn Rootworm — It’s Not Too Late

By David S. Wangila - Extension Educator, Matheus Ribeiro - Assistant Extension Educator, Travis J. Prochaska - Extension Educator, Jenny Brhel - Extension Educator

people scout for weevils in alfalfa field

April 3, 2025

On the Lookout for Alfalfa Weevil Emergence and Scouting

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