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Pest managers in southern Indiana should now be scouting their alfalfa for leaf feeding from weevil larva.
Pest managers in southern Indiana should now be scouting their alfalfa for leaf feeding from weevil larva.
Recent reports from pest managers in northern counties have indicated that weevil damage and larval numbers are very high, well in advanced for this date, see accompanying map below.
Sampling an alfalfa field to determine the extent of alfalfa weevil damage and average stage of weevil development is best accomplished by walking through the field in an “M-shaped pattern.”
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