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Soybean gall midge adult

June 15, 2019

Emergence of Soybean Gall Midge in Southern Cass County, NE

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Figure 1. Male soybean gall midge (left) and female soybean gall midge (right). Female has a point abdomen due to its ovipositor whereas males have a clasping organ at the end of the abdomen. Males are of no threat to this yearâs soybean crop.

June 18, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Emergence Continues in Nebraska

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

cropwatch graphic

June 21, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Emergence Update in Nebraska

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator

Soybean gall midge larvae inside a soybean stem

June 26, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge: Management Window Changing for Nebraska Growers

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Soybean gall midge larvae inside a soybean stem

June 29, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Larvae Found in Soybean Plants

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Figure 1. Soybean plant showing signs of wilting from soybean gall midge infestation.

July 8, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge: New Counties Infested and Second Generation Adults Emerging

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Megan Taylor - Former Extension Educator, Aaron Nygren - Extension Educator

Painted lady butterfly

July 10, 2019

Painted Lady Butterflies Are Abundant In Many Areas—What Now?

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist

Counties documented as infested in 2018 (red) and 2019 (orange).

July 17, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge Adults Emerge from this Year’s Soybean Fields

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Painted Lady caterpillar

July 29, 2019

It Pays To Scout: A Tale of Three Soybean Fields

By Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Five-state map showing counties with confirmed infestations of soybean gall midge

August 7, 2019

Mid-Season Update on Soybean Gall Midge

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

soybean gall midge larva

May 20, 2020

2020 Soybean Gall Midge Alert Network

By Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Débora Montezano – Entomology PhD Student, Vilma Montenegro, Taynara Possebom

Seed corn maggots

April 7, 2021

Avoiding Injury from Seed Corn Maggot

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Justin McMechan - Crop Protection and Cropping Systems Specialist