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 | Sep 6, 2019 | Insects
Not everything that makes you jump is scary. When you are sitting in your living room relaxing on your couch and something small and black crawls above you on the ceiling, then drops to the floor and skitters away, what do you do? If you are my husband or sister, you...
by kbonen@esiagconsulting.com | Jul 25, 2019 | Insects
WHAT IS THAT???!!?!?! That thought has crossed my mind as I scout crops, when I accompany my son fishing, and as I walk outside along my favorite trail. I have received that question from producers after I’ve been in their fields. (And, frankly, insects have always...
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...
