Insects

Background Aphids are tiny green or greenish brown soybean pests that use their long slender mouths to piece stems and leaves.  Aphids suck the fluids from soybeans, leaving the plant wilted and yellow. Damage Aphids reproduce in great numbers.  The…

Background Fall armyworm get their name from the the mass exodus they take after depleting an area of foliage.  Armyworm will “march” in a giant black mass to their next food source. Armyworm feed mostly on grasses and small grain…

Harvey’s works with Michigan State University’s Entomology Department to report Western Bean Cutworm catches. WBC traps are erected and checked regularly by Harvey’s scouts every year.  In 2009, the trap catch numbers led to the Michigan State University Entomology Department…