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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

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

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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

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

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

Thistle caterpillar

June 12, 2019

Thistle Caterpillars In Soybean

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Potato leafhopper

June 11, 2019

Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Wireworms

May 22, 2019

Scout Emerging Corn for Insects; Don’t Assume Protection

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

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

Soybean gall midge traps

May 9, 2019

Alerts Available for Tracking Soybean Gall Midge

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

Map showing distribution of soybean gall midge

January 9, 2019

Soybean Gall Midge: An Emerging Pest of Soybeans

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

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January 9, 2019

What’s New in Entomology: Eastern Nebraska

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

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

Treated soybean seed

November 8, 2018

Q&A: When Does Soybean Seed Treatment Pay?

By James Specht - Emeritus Professor of Agronomy, Loren Giesler - Extension Plant Pathologist, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist, Randy Pryor - Extension Educator

Soybean gall midge adult

November 7, 2018

Soybean Gall Midge: Adult Stage Identified

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

Granary weevil

September 26, 2018

Resource on Managing Insects in Stored Grain from SDSU

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Soybean plant infested with orange gall midge.

August 23, 2018

Survey of Orange Gall Midge in Nebraska: A Potential Pest of Soybeans

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

Soybean stem borer

August 9, 2018

Scouting for Soybean Stem Borer Damage

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

A guide to estimating soybean leaf defoliation damage

August 1, 2018

Soybean Defoliators

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

Soybean plants showing wilting and necrosis

August 1, 2018

Orange Gall Midge in Soybeans

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