Michigan field crops include:
Alfalfa
Corn
Dry beans
Hay
Small grains (Wheat, oats, barley)
Soybean
Sugarbeets
Free Extension Bulletins
from the MSU Field Crops Entomology Lab
Alfalfa/ Hay
Blister beetles - cantharidin content of common species (pdf)
Winter cutworm (Noctua pronuba) (pdf)
CORN
Armyworm (pdf)
Asiatic garden beetle (pdf)
White grub identification (pdf)
Western bean cutworm identification and life cycle (pdf)
WBC pictures from a heavily infested field (pdf)
WBC in whorl stage corn (pdf)
WBC larval size and location on corn over the season (pdf)
WBC management in field corn (pdf)
WBC - using a milk jug trap (pdf)
WBC - realistic identification of specimens from traps (pdf)
WBC - first report of corn damage, 2007 (pdf)
WBC distribution maps, 2006-2008 (pdf)
WBC distribution maps, 2009 (pdf)
Top Ten Tips to Reduce Trait Torture (pdf)
Bt trait table (pdf)
DRY BEANS
Western bean cutworm identification and life cycle (pdf)
WBC damage to dry beans (pdf)
WBC management in dry beans (pdf)
WBC - using a milk jug trap (pdf)
WBC - realistic identification of specimens from traps (pdf)
WBC distribution maps, 2009 (pdf)
SOYBEAN
Soybean aphid management in Michigan (pdf)
Early-Season soybean aphid infestations (pdf)
Soybean aphid on buckthorn (pdf)
Garden Fleahopper (pdf)
Spider mite scouting and management (pdf)
White grub identification (pdf)
SUGAR BEETS
Springtails (pdf)
WHEAT/ SMALL GRAINS
Armyworm (pdf)
Cereal leaf beetle (pdf)
Grass sawfly (pdf)
Head clipping - identification of the cause (pdf)
Winter cutworm (Noctua pronuba (pdf)
White grub identification (pdf)
INSECTICIDE RECOMMENDATIONS, MSU E-1582
To report corrections or changes, contact:
Insect sections: Chris DiFonzo, Field crops entomologist, 517-353-5328
Nematode section: Fred Warner, MSU Diagnostic Clinic, 517-432-1333
Seed treatments for Insect Control
Insect Scouting Calendar
Alfalfa insect pests
Corn insect pests
Dry bean insect pests
Grass hay insect pests
Soybean insect pests
Small grain insect pests (Wheat, oats)
Sugarbeet insect pests
Nematodes