by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Jun 19, 2020 | Crop Disease, Crop scouting, economic thresholds., Insects, pests, scouting thresholds
Why we don’t always treat when we see a problem When I scout a field, I look for anything out of the ordinary during the growing season. Each part of the season brings a new set of challenges. Early on, there are weeds to consider, emergence problems, and seedling...
by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | May 11, 2019 | Chemical Resistance, Crop Disease, Fungicide Resistance, Herbicide Resistance, Insecticide, Insects, Pesticides, Superbug, Weeds
In Chemical Resistance Part One we discussed how misusing chemicals can create “superbugs” by creating a chemical memory that critters pass to their next generation (what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger; nothing in science is 100%). In Chemical Resistance Part Two...