Current Status of New World Screwworm (NWS) Infestations in the U.S.
– Gustavo M. Schuenemann, Department of Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University New World Screwworm, a parasitic fly The NWS has been largely eradicated in the United States for over 50 years, but a current outbreak in Central America and…
Free Box Tree Moth Webinar
Authors: Joe Boggs Wednesday, September 10, 2024, 3 pm – 5 pm, EDT Presented by the Ohio Green Industry Association (OGIA) In partnership with the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI) Registration is FREE but required. Click this link to register: https://ogia.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1990888&group=…
Notes from the Pumpkin Patch (and other stuff) – August 25
The powdery mildew fungicide trial plot at South Charleston (WARS) are 100% orange and beginning the natural process of senescence. It has been dry at the station for the past few weeks and the Plectosporium blight has slowed down considerably. In the…
Lep Monitoring Network – Fall armyworm, Corn Earworm and European Corn Borer # 18
Author(s): Amy Raudenbush, Nic Baumer, Frank Becker, Trevor Corboy, Don Hammersmith, Mary Jo Hassen, Seth Kannberg, Alan Leininger, Ed Lentz, CCA, Clifton Martin, CCA, Jordan Penrose, Beth Scheckelhoff, Frank Thayer, Kyle Verhoff, Jacob Winters, Curtis Young, CCA, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon Fall Armyworm Update We just completed our 18th week of monitoring moth pests in Ohio ran from…
Red Crown Rot Confirmed in Ohio Soybean Field for the First Time
Authors: Horacio Lopez-Nicora, Rob Leeds, Jacci Smith, Francesca Rotondo For the first time, Red Crown Rot (RCR) has been confirmed in Ohio soybean. The disease was found in a Delaware County field after the grower and crop consultants submitted symptomatic plants to the Ohio State Soybean Pathology…
Lep Monitoring Network – More Counties Have Reported Fall Armyworm # 16
Author(s): Evan Hodkinson, Trevor Mullen, Rosalind Holt-Frank, Amy Raudenbush, Nic Baumer, Curtis Young, CCA, Sarah Noggle, Frank Becker, JD Bethel, Lee Beers, CCA, Don Hammersmith, Mary Jo Hassen, Seth Kannberg, Ed Lentz, CCA, Kendall Lovejoy, Clifton Martin, CCA, Garth McDorman, Les Ober, CCA, Jordan Penrose, Beth Scheckelhoff, Trevor Corboy, Frank Thayer, Kyle Verhoff, Jacob Winters, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon This is our 16th week of monitoring…
ODA Pesticide Collection Dates & Locations
The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will be sponsoring three collection events for farmers to dispose of unwanted pesticides. This year, the collections are available in Fulton, Lake, and Greene counties on the following days and locations: August 13 –…
State Operating Budget makes changes to pesticide application laws
By: Ellen Essman, Senior Research Associate Thursday, July 17th, 2025 After months of deliberation, the General Assembly delivered H.B. 96, the two-year state operating budget, to Governor Mike DeWine. Governor DeWine signed the bill into law on June 30, vetoing several provisions….
The New World Screwworm: Texas is at Risk but what about Kentucky (and the Midwest)?
– Dr. Michelle Arnold, Rminant Extension Veterinarian, University of Kentucky The New World screwworm (NWS, Cochliomyia hominivorax) is a blow fly that is native to the Western Hemisphere. Unlike most species of blow flies, adult female screwworms do not lay eggs…
Alfalfa Weevil Scouting and GDD
Author(s): Kyle Verhoff, Jason Hartschuh, CCA, Emma Matcham, Aaron Wilson, Kelley Tilmon Despite the chill in the air, overall rising spring temperatures are beginning to bring activity back to our fields. The good news is that we get to scratch that itch and get…
