
As shown by the degree-day accumulations below, Japanese beetle adults are emerging throughout the state and the first few traces of feeding can be found in soybeans and corn.

As shown by the degree-day accumulations below, Japanese beetle adults are emerging throughout the state and the first few traces of feeding can be found in soybeans and corn.

Though Japanese beetle numbers and their defoliation to soybean typically get lots of mid-season attention, their pressures seemed to be lower this year.

Yield potential in corn is influenced at several stages of growth and development
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