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Many factors (many of them unpredictable) determine an insect outbreak.
Many factors (many of them unpredictable) determine an insect outbreak.
Standing water and freezing temperatures really put the hurt to some early planted corn.
After the very cold conditions of early January, a very common question received (and this is the case every year after a cold spell) was: “will the cold kill the insects?” And more recently, our attention has turned to the saturated soil conditions, “will that drown the insects?”
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