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Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Young grasshoppers in corn

June 30, 2016

Scout Field Borders for Grasshoppers

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

Japanese beetle

July 1, 2016

Japanese Beetles Emerging; Identification Key to Management

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Western corn rootworm

July 5, 2016

Scout for Emerging Western Corn Rootworm Beetles

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Western bean cutworm feeding in corn

July 8, 2016

Begin Scouting for Western Bean Cutworm Eggs in Corn

By Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Thomas Hunt - Extension Entomologist, Wayne Ohnesorg - Extension Educator, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Figure 1. Sugarcane aphids. (Photo credit: Patrick Porter, Texas Cooperative Extension, Bugwood.org)

July 29, 2016

Be on the Lookout for Sugarcane Aphids on Sorghum

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Jeff Bradshaw - Director of the Doctor of Plant Health Professional Program

Adult differential grasshopper

August 9, 2016

Watch For Grasshoppers in Crops

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Spider mite damage to soybean leaves.

July 26, 2022

Identifying Spider Mite Damage and the Species Responsible

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Tom Hunt - Extension Entomologist

Twospotted spider mites on leaf

Published: August 11, 2016 | Updated: July 26, 2022

Managing Spider Mites in Corn and Soybean

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Julie Peterson - Extension Entomologist, Tom Hunt - Extension Entomologist

Soybean stem borer larva

August 16, 2016

Soybean Stem Borers Feeding in South Central Nebraska

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

August 31, 2016

Prepare Grain Bins and Equipment For Harvest

By Keith Jarvi - Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Bt-Trait-Table-Partial-image

January 19, 2017

Handy Bt Trait Table Revised for 2017

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

western corn rootworm beetle

February 8, 2017

Considering Non-Bt Traited Corn in 2017? Plan for More Scouting

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