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If you manage fields with alfalfa, now is the time to be scouting for alfalfa weevil larvae in northern Indiana. Christian Krupke, Purdue Field Crops Pest Management Specialist, recently said that ...
For more information or to have questions answered about the alfalfa weevil, Volesky may be contacted at 308-696-6710 or by email at jvolesky1@unl.edu. More information can also be found at ...
The tiny alfalfa weevil (about 3/16 inches long) beetle is just as excited for the growing season to arrive as farmers; they overwinter in the crowns of alfalfa plants and debris around a field. Once ...
Alfalfa weevils overwinter as adults in plant debris around the fields and as eggs in the stems of alfalfa. Eggs will start hatching when 200 to 300 growing degree days (base 48 degrees Fahrenheit ...
LUCAN, Minn. - When John Deprez of Lucan checked his alfalfa field he saw lots of insects. Bruce Potter tells about each insect found in a sweep during an alfalfa field day near Lucan, Minn. ByBy ...
There are two common insects, namely alfalfa webworm and weevil, to look for in your alfalfa fields. We have been hearing a lot about abundance of alfalfa webworm moth in Colorado this year. Webwor… ...
Fact sheets detailing research-based information about managing alfalfa weevil resistance to key insecticides are available online through OSU Extension and at OSU Extension county offices.
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The tiny alfalfa weevil (about 3/16 inches long) beetle is just as excited for the growing season to arrive as farmers; they overwinter in the crowns of alfalfa plants and debris around a field.