Corn Pollination
By: Alex Lindsey As temperatures remain hot for much of the state, corn continues to put on leaf collars and is approaching the start of flowering. Corn is a plant that has separate male (anthers on the tassel) and female…
Williams County WBC Monitoring Update – Week #3
By: Stephanie Karhoff For the third week of monitoring there were 0 moths per trap (0 moths in a total of three traps). You can learn more about this pest by clicking here to access the OSU Extension Western Bean…
Corn Growth in Hot and Dry Conditions
By: Alex Lindsey and Peter Thomison In recent days we have been experiencing 90 degree F days with limited precipitation, and so we are starting to see some leaf rolling in corn. Some of this may be related to reductions…
Williams County Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Update
By: Stephanie Karhoff For the second week of monitoring there were 0.66 moths per trap (2 moths in a total of three traps). You can learn more about this pest by clicking here to access the OSU Extension Western Bean…
Western Bean Cutworm Monitoring Begins in Williams County
By: Stephanie Karhoff Western Bean Cutworm (WBC) moth pheromone traps were placed at the edge of corn fields throughout the county last week. This year, there are a total of three traps in the county. For the first week of…
