2020 Applied Research Guide for Illinois now available
Each year we produce a booklet of all the various applied pest and pathogen research we conducted over the past year for use by our clientele. Our 2020 book…
Damage from nematodes in corn is often not noticeable. In rare instances, damage can be observed. Photo T. Niblack.
Corny Nematodes! Part one- thresholds and sampling
Nematodes are roundworms that are extremely abundant in nature. Nematodes can have many different lifestyles, from feeding on bacteria, fungi, detritus, and other nematodes, to feeding on hosts such…
Female SCN on a soybean root.
Too wet or cold to sample for SCN?
Soybean Cyst Nematode is an extremely important, yield limiting pathogen of soybeans in Illinois, reducing yields an average of 1-3% across the state. As I have written in earlier…
Seedling diseases of Soybeans
Soybeans have started to emerge, and as you may expect, this is a prime time to scout fields for early season seedling diseases. Seedling diseases are caused primarily by…