PhD - Professor of Entomology & IPM Coordinator, Research and Extension Field Crop Entomologist, Agronomy Program Team, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Pee Dee Research and Education Center
Introduction Ostrinia nubilalis Hübner, the European Corn Borer (ECB), was a major pest of field corn in the United States for many years after its introduction in the early 1900s.1 Yield losses and control costs…
Introduction Corn rootworms, seed corn maggot, wireworms, and white grubs are co-occurring soil insect pests of corn. The immature stages of each of these pest species are subterranean, allowing them to feed directly on the…
Hessian fly (Mayetiola destructor) is one of the most important pests of small grain crops in the United States and worldwide. In addition to little barley (Hordeum pusillum) being the only important wild host, crop…
Several species of stink bugs are pests of cotton in the southeastern United States, including southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, green stink bug, Chinavia hilaris (formerly Acrosternum hilare), brown stink bug, Euschistus servus, and…
Introduction Cutworms are sporadic but serious early-season pests of corn in the United States. Several species of cutworm can feed on a broad range of plants, including vegetables, turf, field crops, and numerous weeds.1 Only…
This publication provides information about important insect pests of alfalfa in South Carolina and surrounding states in the southeastern United States. Descriptions of the insect pests, scouting procedures, and management recommendations are presented. This information…
Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica, is a generalist pest capable of feeding on over 300 different plant species, many of which are of economic importance.1 One of the main crops that Japanese beetle can be a…
Much of the field corn produced in the United States expresses an insecticidal toxin from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that helps the plant control or suppress insect pests without the need for insecticidal sprays. This article…
Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, is the most common aboveground pest of corn in the southeastern United States.1 It is also a significant pest of many other cultivated crops in the Southeast, including cotton, soybean, peanut,…
Several species of lepidopteran larvae can infest and cause injury to sorghum grain heads. These include corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and sorghum webworm, Nola sorghiella. These species often occur in tandem…
