2023 Spring Farm Outlook

Page 36 2023 Logan County Spring Farm Outlook LINCOLN DAILY NEWS March 2023 By University of Illinois College of ACES Every year, University of Illinois scientists conduct pest and disease surveys in corn and soybean crops across the state, along with in-field tests of insecticides, seed treatments, and more. The Field Crop Insect and Disease Applied Research Report provides farmers with updated control efficacy and pest distribution information for major pests of corn and soybean. The 2022 report, now available, describes ongoing Bt-resistance monitoring results; field evaluations of traits and insecticides for controlling corn rootworm; results of insect pest surveys including Dectes Stem Borer, Soybean Gall Midge, and rootworm adults; and a summary of weather and crop production for Illinois’ 2022 growing season. “We invite farmers to use the report in guiding control decisions, tracking performance over time, and seeing trends in pest populations,” says Nick Seiter, research assistant professor in the Department of Crop Sciences and Illinois Extension, both part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. Seiter is a co-author on the report. Included in the 2022 guide: • Twelve separate field evaluations of traits and insecticides for controlling corn rootworm. • Insect pest surveys, • Ongoing Bt-resistance monitoring results, • Evaluations of foliar insecticides and seed treatments for insect pest control in soybeans, • Summaries of weather and crop production for the 2022 growing season The 2022 report is available on the Field Crop Insect and Disease Applied Research website, along with reports from past years. Find the full report at this link: https://extension.illinois.edu/global/field-crop-insect-and-disease-applied-research 2022 Field crop disease, insect management report available