Early season heat in 2023 resulted in additional pest pressure. NDSU Extension Research Entomologist Mark Boetel said his own plots experienced early armyworms and cutworms. “If weed infestations really get going, they can be attractive to those pests.” Rootworm control was also impacted. “What I was seeing in growers’ fields, control was not as successful as we would have hoped.” That could elevate the risk for some locations going into 2024.
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