Wanted! Reward: Clearer Fields and More Yield Potential
Get to know available solutions for these three crop criminals before they arrive on the farm to steal yields.
When it comes to combatting tough pests, nothing beats advice from local experts. Learn about the top weed, disease, and insect pest threats in the Midwest, Mid-South and Southeast before they show up in your fields. Plus, get tips for scouting, preventing and treating tar spot, stink bugs and Palmer amaranth in your corn and soybean fields.
1 https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-had-its-warmest-winter-on-record
2 https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/msu-researchers-identifying-corn-tar-spot-management-strategies
3 https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/corn/you-cant-afford-be-complacent-about-tar-spot
4 https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/bp/bp-90-w.pdf
5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CI62h71g6qQ
6 https://www.canr.msu.edu/ipm/Invasive_species/brown_marmorated_stink_bug
7 https://extensionentomology.tamu.edu/insects/redbanded-stink-bug/
9 https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN1176
10 https://site.extension.uga.edu/benhillcoag/files/2022/08/Redbanded-Stink-Bugs.pdf
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- Tar spot, stink bugs and Palmer amaranth have earned their reputation as yield-robbing criminals across the country.
- Scout vigilantly to avoid surprises that can damage yields later in the season.
- Have a plan in place to combat these pests to reap the rewards of proper management at the end of the season.
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