Be on the lookout for insects in your newly emerged wheat

Most producers are working on or finishing up drilling their 2025 wheat crop. Especially with the dry conditions, the wheat has been slow to germinate and when it does, there will be limited growth. So, it won’t take many worms to actually damage the wheat. Scouting is the key and producers should take the time, once the wheat germinates, to look for the worms to determine if damage has occurred.

Some insects that could be invading your wheat crop, include grasshoppers, flea beetles and several different “worms.” These “worms” are most commonly armyworms, fall armyworms, and army cutworms. Ide...

 

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