Pest & Crop Newsletter, Entomology Extension, Purdue University

Post Harvest Update and Recertification Workshop – (Linda Mason) - 

The Post Harvest Update and Recertification Workshop will be held December 19, 2014 at the Beck Agricultural Center, Purdue Agronomy Center for Research and Education, 4540 U.S. 52 W., West Lafayette, IN 47906. Pre-register and save money, $95.00 by Dec. 12 and $110.00 after. Registration is limited.

The schedule of the day:

8:30 AM Registration, Coffee & Donuts
9 AM - 12 PM Sessions
12 - 1 PM Catered Lunch Provided
1 - 4 PM Sessions
4 PM Complete Certification Forms
CCH’s applied for. Watch for more detail on our Post Harvest and Grain Quality Website: <http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/grainlab/>.

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2015 Crop Management Workshops – (John Obermeyer) -

Warsaw
Monday, January 26, 2015
Grace College Campus
Rodeheaver Auditorium
901 Park Ave
Winona Lake, IN 46590
(574) 372-5100
GPS: 41.225608, -85.820941

Seymour
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Pines, Evergreen Room
4289 N. US Highway 31
Seymour, IN 47274
Just south of intersection U.S. 31 & U.S. 50
(812) 522-4955
GPS: 38.944284, -85.833632

Vincennes
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Vincennes University
Robert E. Green Activities Center
120 W. Harrison St.
Vincennes, IN 47591
GPS: 38.684881, -87.523772

West Lafayette
Thursday & Friday, January 29-30, 2015
Beck Agricultural Center
Agronomy Center for Research and Education
4540 US 52 West
West Lafayette, IN 47906
(765) 583-0590
GPS: 40.46936, -86.99174

 

Topics
(same for all locations)

Topics:
(1) State Chemist Update: You Thought Pesticides Were Boring!
Joe Becovitz
(2) New Stuff for the Wicked War on Weeds
Bill Johnson/Travis Legleiter
(3) Nutrient Management for Optimum Profit and
Environmental Protection
Jim Camberato
(4) The Latest and Greatest in Crop Disease
Management
Kiersten Wise
(5) IPM Solutions: Unraveling a Complex Web
Christian Krupke
(6) Surveying Indiana Soybean for SVNV and
Evaluating Management Practices
Punya Nachappa
(7) Breaking Bean Barriers: The Next Generation
Shaun Casteel
(8) Continuous Corn: A Bed of Roses or Simply a Thorny Mess?
Bob Nielsen
(9) Rethinking the Sprayer Clean Out: Reordering Steps and Adopting New Procedures
Fred Whitford

Credits

6 CCH Category 1
1 CCH Category 4
5 CCH Category 11
2 CCH Category 14
4 CCH RT
7.0 CEU (4.5 PM, 1.5 CM, 1.0 NM)
PARP (additional $10 fee collected at site)
Ohio Applicator Credits (requested)

 

Schedule
(Times listed are Eastern Time)

8:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. Registration
9 a.m. - 12 p.m. Morning Presentations
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m. Lunch Provided
12:45 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. Afternoon Presentations

 

Online Registration

<http://www.conf.purdue.edu/crop>

Click on the Crop Management Workshop you want to
attend.

 

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Click here for the Certified Crop Advisor Exam Prep Course

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PEST&CROP INDEX 2014

INSECTS, MITES & NEMATODES

Alfalfa Weevil
VIDEO: Alfalfa Weevil: Damage and Scouting –3
Alfalfa Weevil Development Map 4, 5, 6

Armyworm
Armyworm Pheromone Trap Report – 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12
Armyworm Active in High-Risk Corn Fields – 7
VIDEO: Armyworm in Soybean, Homeless and Starving - 9

Bean Leaf Beetle
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1

Black Cutworm
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1
Black Cutworm Spring Arrival Met with Hostile Welcoming – 2
Black Cutworm Adult Pheromone Trap Report – 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Black Cutworm Moths Just keep Coming – 4
Black Cutworm Development Map – 4, 5, 6, 7
Black Cutworm Arrival and Development, Timing is Everything – 5
What an Incredible Black Cutworm Catching Season - 6

Corn Earworm
Corn Earworm – 10
2014 Corn Earworm Trap Report - 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21

Corn Rootworm
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1
Rootworm Hatch Underway - 9
Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging - 13
VIDEO: Lodging Caused by Rootworm Feeding - 14

European Corn Borer
Corn Borer Surprised Some, Treatment Window Closing – 13

Fall Armyworm
Fall Armyworm Outbreaks Reported - 22

Insects (Miscellaneous)
Insects, the Least of Corn and Soybean Crop Concerns – 18
Aphids in Corn - 19
Beauties and the Beasts - 22

Japanese Beetle
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1
Japanese Beetle Season Begins – 12
Gigantic Japanese Beetle!?!?!??!?! - 14

Potato Leafhopper
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1
Potato Leafhopper Numbers Increasing - 11

Seedcorn Maggot
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1

Slugs
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1

Soybean Aphid
New Webcasts Save Time , Money, and Pesticide During Soybean Aphid Season – 17
Soybean Aphid Update – 19

Twospotted Spider Mite
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1

Western Bean Cutworm
Western Bean Cutworm Adult Pheromone Trap Report – 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1
Western Bean Cutworm Trapping Begins – 12
Western Bean Cutworm Flight Picking Up – 15
VIDEO: Western Bean Cutworm Egg Masses and Young Larvae, Pre-Tassel – 15
VIDEO: Scouting Western Bean Cutworm Post-Whorl Corn – 15
Western Bean Cutworm Moth Flight Lower This Year - 20

Western Corn Rootworm
Western Corn Rootworm Beetles Emerging - 13

White Grub
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1

Wireworm
Insect Pest Survival During a Harsh Winter – 1

WEEDS

Herbicides
Spring Greenup Applications and Winter Annual Burndowns - 1
Corn Growth, Postemergent Herbicides, and Crop Injury – 7
Have You Scouted Your Palmer Amaranth In The Last 7 Days? – 10
Purdue University Weed Scientist’s on the Hunt for More Glyphosate Resistant Giant Ragweed – 12
Purdue Weed Scientist: Late-Season Herbicide Applications may be Ineffectcive - 17
Starting Next Year Now: The Utility of Fall Herbicide Applications - 23

Other
Stunted, Burned, and Crinkled Soybean Plants – 8
VIDEO: Soybean Seedling, Sampling and Submission for Problem Diagnosis – 8
Purdue Weed Science Field Days – 10
Waterhemp Plant Tissue (or Seed) Samples For Screening Resistance to PPO Herbicides – 22

PLANT DISEASES

Corn
Assessing Foliar Disease Risk in Corn – 13
Corn Foliar Disease Update – 16
VIDEO: Northern Corn Leaf Blight – 16
Goss’s Bacterial Wilt and Leaf Blight in Corn – 19
VIDEO: Goss’s Bacterial Wilt in Corn – 19
An Overview of Corn Ear Rots – 20
VIDEO: Gibberella Ear Rot – 20

Soybeans
VIDEO: Soybean Seedling, Sampling and Submission for Problem Diagnosis – 7
Managing White Mold in Soybean – 13
Sudden Death Syndrome and Brown Stem Rot in Soybeans – 19
VIDEO: Soybean Disease: Sudden Death Syndrome - 19
VIDEO: Studying Sudden Death Syndrome Management on Soybean – 19
Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus – 20
VIDEO: Soybean Vein Necrosis Virus; North Central Soybean Research Program - 20

Wheat
Managing Wheat by Growth Stage - 3
Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) Management in Wheat – 7
Dealing with DON in Wheat - 11

Misc.
Sign up for Purdue Crop Scouting Competition – 7
Fungicide Efficacy Tables for Field Crop Diseases Available – 9

AGRONOMY TIPS

Corn
To Plant or Not to Plant Corn: A Moot Question? - 3
Cold Temperatures & Injury to Newly Planted Corn - 4
Determining Corn Leaf Stages - 4
Use Thermal Time to Predict Leaf Stage Development in Corn – 4
Wrapped and Twisted Whorls in Corn – 10
Effects of Flooding or Ponding on Corn Prior to Tasseling – 12
Damage to Corn Plants by Strong Winds – 13
Assessing Available Nitrogen from Fall and Spring – Applied Nitrogen Applicators – 14
Prospects for the 2014 Indiana Corn Crop – 15
Multiple Ears of Corn on the Same Shank – 16
Cool Temperatures & Grain Yield: Déjà vu for Corn? – 16
Grain Fill Stage in Corn – 18
Estimating Corn Grain Yield Prior to Harvest – 18
Flood or Ponding Damage to Corn Late in the Growing Season – 20
Corn (continued)
A Few Things to Do Before Corn Harvest – 21
Corn Grain Test Weight – 23
Corn Stalk Nitrate Tests – Research and Recommendation Update – 23
Purdue Economists Suggests Corn Growers Consider Keeping Their Crops Close to Home – 23
October Weather Outlook: More Seasonal – For A Change – 23
Troubleshooting Corn Ear Abnormalities – 23
Assessing Yield Losses in Corn Due to Frost – 23
Wandering Swath Width Syndrome: Yield Monitor Errors - 24

Soybeans
Need to Plant Soybeans Still? – 9
VIDEO: Early Soybean Stand Assessment: 30-inch Rows - 10
VIDEO: Early Soybean Stand Assessment: 15-inch Rows - 10
VIDEO: Early Soybean Stand Assessment: Drilled Rows – 10
Pale Green Soybeans Persisting? – 12
Answers to Common Questions about Irrigating Soybeans – 17
Now is the Time for Irrigation - 17
Estimating Soybean Yields – 19
VIDEO: Estimating Soybean Yield – Simplified – 19
Temperature Effects for Soybean Reproduction - 19

VERTEBRATE PESTS
Melting Snow Reveals Tiny Trail - 1

BITS & PIECES

Extension Specialists Listing – 1
Corn Rootworm Management Webinar Now Available – 1
2014 Popcorn Agri-Chemical Handbook – 1
Check Your Stored Grain Frequently – 3
Nitrogen Application With Irrigation – 10
WEBINAR: Stored Grain Integrated Pest Management in the North Central United States - 20
Cover Crops Field Guide for Farmers Expanded, Updated – 23
Post Harvest Update and Recertification Workshop – 24
Announcing the 2015 Crop Management Workshops – 24
Pest&Crop Survey - 24

WEATHER UPDATE

Appears in most issues
Weather Outlook by NOAA/NWS – 5, 9, 15
Drought Monitor - 19

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