Category: Insects
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Posted on June 1, 2023
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update June 1, 2023
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has trended upwards over the last month and is expected to reach “summer” levels in the near […]
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Posted on May 15, 2023
Watch Out for Thrips Coming From Southerly Winds
Thrips tend to move into plantings on early spring wind storms from Southern states and can cause significant damage to June-bearing strawberry. In early summer […]
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Posted on April 18, 2023
Cranberry Biological Insecticide: Spear-Lep
Spear-Lep is a biological insecticide that is part of the first peptide-based insecticides that offer a new mode of action (IRAC 32). Spear-Lep is registered […]
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Biological Insecticide: Spear-Lep
Spear-Lep is a biological insecticide that is part of the first peptide-based insecticides that offer a new mode of action (IRAC 32). Spear-Lep is registered […]
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Posted on September 28, 2022
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
As expected, this time of the year, caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been declining over the month of September. A summary […]
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Posted on September 13, 2022
Spotted Lantern Fly: Wisconsin Cranberries Less at Risk Than Other Crops/Locations
The Spotted Lantern Fly (SLF) is an invasive planthopper native to Asia, which was first detected in the US (Pennsylvania) in 2014. Its highly invasive […]
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Posted on September 8, 2022
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update September 8, 2022
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high, but decreased slightly over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop […]
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Posted on August 25, 2022
UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
Caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been very high over the last two weeks. A summary of recent fruit crop insects reported […]
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Posted on August 19, 2022
Scouting for Insects in Day-Neutral Organic Strawberries
Since the last scouting report for our day-neutral organic strawberry project at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS), more and more ripe fruits are […]
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Posted on August 11, 2022
Organic Day-Neutral Strawberry Insects and Diseases
Since our last scouting report for our day-neutral organic strawberry project at the West Madison Agricultural Research Station (WMARS), more and more ripe fruits are […]