With chlorpyrifos off the market, NDSU Professor of Entomology Mark Boetel says he’s seen an uptick in the spread of root maggots in North Dakota and Minnesota. “It used to be that they were much more concentrated in the northeast (Red River) Valley, but it’s expanding more than we would like.” There’s insecticide and granular options available for sugarbeet growers. “We’ve seen additive economic and yield benefits with combining seed treatments and granular at planting.”
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