Wheat midge is being found in light numbers spring wheat fields. NDSU Extension Entomologist Jan Knodel encourages farmers to begin scouting. “Most fields are ten-to-15 percent emerged in the northern tier of North Dakota where we see the most economic problems with wheat midge.” Knodel is worried that recent rains could bring back the population. Wheat stem sawfly is also emerging in the drier areas of North Dakota.
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