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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

Green June beetle

July 8, 2019

Help Identify Crop Insect Distribution in Nebraska

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Western corn rootworm beetle feeding on a leaf of corn

July 7, 2020

Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging, Time to Scout

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

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

Corn rootworm beetle

July 18, 2019

Impact of Planting Dates on Corn and Soybean Insects

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

young grasshoppers on corn leaves

Published: July 18, 2019 | Updated: April 2, 2025

Grasshoppers Return ― It’s Time to Scout Field Borders

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

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

cropwatch graphic

September 13, 2019

CW Podcast: Late-Maturing Crops and Insects

By Michael Sindelar - Former Cropping Systems Extension Educator, Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Farm grain bins

September 2, 2020

Preparing Grain Bins and Equipment for Harvest

By Robert Wright - Extension Entomologist

Process for sampling soybean leaves to assess defoliation

January 16, 2020

Management of Defoliating Insects in Nebraska Soybeans

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