If cutworms are the problem, farmers often reach for two types of chemical control, Gavloski said: diamides and pyrethroids.

known as the bean weevil or pea leaf weevil. The larvae of this common pest of plants in the bean family feed on the nodules associated with the leguminous roots, causing significant yield losses in ...

Adult beetles may leave notch-shaped marks in leaves too, but they’re less likely to cause serious damage. “Adult vine weevils can be caught by hand and squashed – either inspect plants at ...

Christian Krupke, Purdue Field Crops Pest Management Specialist, recently said that pest managers throughout Indiana should be scouting the alfalfa for leaf feeding from weevil larvae. “Alfalfa ...

If you manage fields with alfalfa, now is the time to be scouting for alfalfa weevil larvae in northern Indiana.