It may not be a visible threat until it is too late, but wireworms can deliver significant damage to wheat. BASF Technical Representative Tracy Hillenbrand describes this pest as ‘a silent yield robber.’ “You might start seeing it in your fields as just odd-looking wheat plants or it might look like a skip, but if we were to get down there and start looking, you’ll be able to see the remnants of wireworm damage.” The best time to find wireworms is in early spring when the ground starts warming up. That’s why it is important to make plans the year before. BASF has a new seed treatment called Teraxxa. “It’s the only one on the market that truly eliminates wireworms.”
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