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Articles tagged under: grasshoppers

Insect Pressure

Published June 30, 2025

Insect activity throughout the Northern Plains is starting to pick up with the warmer weather. "We started to see some grasshopper activities, so you know it's a good idea to be keeping an eye out for grasshoppers and scouting fields…
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Even With Wet Season, an Active Year for Hoppers

Published September 13, 2024

Adult grasshoppers were found in 83 percent of the fields evaluated for the NDSU Integrated Pest Management Crop Survey. That’s up from 68 percent last year. The drought area was reduced with the wet early summer conditions, but the grasshopper…
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Hopper Headache

Published August 2, 2024

There are a few bugs that are starting to become problematic in the area. Adult grasshoppers are now a concern in the western part of North Dakota. “They’ll move out of the wheat and other cereal crops and move to…
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Pests Persisting Into Summer

Published July 19, 2024

NDSU Cropping Systems Specialist Anitha Chirumamilla is evaluating seed treatments and foliar insecticide applications for the canola flea beetle. "The most effective treatment was seed treatment with multiple active ingredients followed by a foliar spray application ten days or 14…
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Bugs, Bugs, Bugs

Published June 15, 2024

As crops began to emerge, so did the bugs. "Get out to scout for flea beetles in any later-planted crop," said Janet Knodel, entomologist, NDSU Extension. "Most of the early crop is just taking off now with that moisture and…
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Spray Time

Published June 12, 2024

Rob Rynning, who farms at Kennedy, Minnesota, has been able to tackle weed control between the rain events. "This moisture is good for the weeds," Rynning told RRFN. "In the canola, we've had some flea beetle issues, but we haven't…
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A Buggy Report

Published September 27, 2023

NDSU Extension Entomologist Janet Knodel identified grasshoppers as the biggest pest problem in wheat, barley and soybeans. "We expected as much with the drought last year; grasshoppers were at economic (treatment) levels more so in the central and western areas…
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Grasshopper Pressure is Evident

Published June 5, 2023

Grasshopper pressure is already starting to become an issue with high wind and warm temperatures. FMC Technical Service Manager Ryan Hunt says the impact from the pests can be devastating. It is important to stay ahead of the problem. “We…
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The Insect Trifecta

Published February 9, 2023

NDSU Extension Entomologist Mark Boetel told growers at the American Crystal Grower Seminars there are three main pests to be watching for this coming year; grasshoppers, springtails and root maggots. "There was a fair amount of grasshopper eggs laid last…
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Grasshoppers are Back

Published July 20, 2022

Grasshopper populations are starting to build in portions of Minnesota. University of Minnesota Extension Entomologist Ian MacRae says it’s not as bad as last year. "We had a lot of grasshoppers at the end of last year. and they all…
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