2004 Integrated Pest and Crop Management newsletter index

24c update                                      17
Aeration (grain)                               126
Aflatoxin                                      101

Alfalfa
    Alfalfa weevil                  15, 28, 41, 55
    Curly dock                                  53
    Fall armyworm                              122
    Potato leafhopper                           67
    Weed management                             53
Armyworms                           58, 59, 60, 71
Automated weather station network               27
Bales, silage                                   11
Bees, chemical use exemption                    23
Black cutworm                               29, 32

Business
    Automated weather station network           27
    Farm market                                 39
    Fertilizer industry                         17
    Spraying                                    26
    WeedSOFT                                    33
Carcinogenic potential (pesticide)             109

Chemicals
    24c update                                  17
    2004 herbicide update                      141
    Alfalfa herbicides                          53
    ApiLife                                     23
    Armyworm control                    59, 60, 71
    Bean leaf beetle                            61
    Black cutworm                               49
    CheckMite+                                  23
    Coumaphos                                   23
    Define herbicide                            65
    Fall herbicide application                 124
    Flea beetle                                 50
    Foliar fungicides                           46
    Glyphosate applications                 65, 86
    Grasshopper control                         83
    Lorsban                                     23
    Pasturegard                                 97
    Potato leafhopper                       67, 82
    Quilt                               25, 47, 55
    Southern corn leaf beetle                   50
    Special registrations                       23
    Surmount                                    97
Combine compaction                             107

Corn
    Combine compaction                         107
    Define (herbicide)                          65
    Diseases
        Aflatoxin                              101
        Anthracnose                             96
        Common rust                   96, 113, 117
        Crazy top                               72
        Diplodia ear rot                       117
        Ear rot                                121
        Eyespot                                 96
        Foliage diseases                       110
        Gray leaf spot                96, 110, 117
        Holcus leaf spot                        96
        Kernel rot                             121
        Northern corn leaf blight     96, 110, 117
        Northern corn leaf spot                 96
        Seed decay                              54
        Seedling blight                         54
        Southern corn leaf blight               96
        Southern rust                 96, 113, 117
        Stalk rot                              115
        Stewart’s bacterial wilt                58
    Field crop observations             72, 92, 97
    Insect pests
        Armyworms                       58, 59, 71
        Black cutworm                   29, 32, 49
        Brown stink bug                         48
        European corn borer                     89
        Flea beetle                             20
        Southern corn leaf beetle               50
        Wireworm baits                          14
    Nitrogen carryover                          25
    Preemergence herbicides                     22
    Preplant decisions                          14
    Scouting                           41, 49, 118
    Selling strategies                         138
    Wet soil                                    22

Cotton
    Seedling diseases                            1
    Profits                                    131
    Quality                                    131
Crop identification DVD                        123
Deer damage                                     79

Equipment
    Fans                                       130
    GPS receiver                                73
    Leaner machinery                            16
    Machinery maintenance                      136
    Planter                                     35
    Soil compaction prevention                 107
    Soil penetrometers                          51
    Winterize engine                             2
Fall herbicide application                     124

Farm management
    Fans                                       130
    Cleaning bins                               99
    Cotton management                          131
    Loan deficiency payment                    123
    Market signals (grain storage)             127
    Market watch                                39
    Premium harvest                            118
    Selling strategies (corn)                  138
    SLAM                                       126
    Spray planning                              26
    Soil compaction prevention                 107
    WeedSOFT                                    33

Fertilizer
    Industry                                    17
    Nitrogen carryover                          25
    Urea applications                           16
Flooding                                        69
Forage, small grains                            64

Grain
    Aeration                                   126
    Inspection                                   9
    Loading                                    126
    Management                                 126
    Market signals                             127
    Safety                                       9
    Sanitation                                 126
    SLAM                                       126
    Spoilage                                     8
    Storage decisions                          127
Grain cart compaction                          107
Grain sorghum                                   73
Hail                                            40
Identity preserved grains                       22

Insect pests
    Alfalfa
        Alfalfa weevil                      15, 28
        Fall armyworm                          122
        Potato leafhopper                   67, 82
    Corn
        Black cutworm                   29, 32, 49
        Brown stink bug                         48
        European corn borer                     89
        Flea beetle                         20, 50
        Southern corn leaf beetle               50
    Soybean
        Bean leaf beetle                        61
        Burrower bugs                           86
        Grasshopper                             83
        Soybean cyst nematode                   12
    Wheat
        Armyworms                               59
        Bird cherry-oat aphid                   13
        Corn leaf aphid                         13
        English grain aphid                     13
        Fall armyworm                          122
        Greenbug                                13
    May situation                               55
    Pesticide evaluation                       109
    Update                              60, 64, 93
Loan deficiency payment                        123
Local need update                               17
Management (farm) - See Farm Management
Nitrogen                                        70
Pasture herbicides                              97
Pesticide education schedule                   132
Plant Diagnostic Clinic                    33, 101

Plant diseases
    Corn diseases
        Aflatoxin                              101
        Anthracnose                             96
        Common rust                   96, 113, 117
        Crazy top                               72
        Diplodia ear rot                       117
        Ear rot                                121
        Eyespot                                 96
        Foliage diseases                       110
        Gray leaf spot                96, 110, 117
        Holcus leaf spot                        96
        Kernel rot                             121
        Northern corn leaf blight     96, 110, 117
        Northern corn leaf spot                 96
        Seed decay                              54
        Seedling blight                         54
        Southern corn leaf blight               96
        Southern rust                 96, 113, 117
        Stalk rot                              115
        Stewart’s bacterial wilt                58
    Soybean diseases
        Bacterial tan spot                      77
        Cercospora leaf spot              112, 117
        Charcoal rot                            66
        Colletotrichum species                 112
        Downy mildew                           117
        Early season diseases                   66
        Foliage diseases                        77
        Frogeye leaf spot                 111, 117
        Fusarium                                66
        Glyphosate applications                 65
        Phyllosticta leaf spot                  77
        Phytophthora                            66
        Pod and stem blight                    125
        Purple leaf spot                       112
        Purple leaf stain                      112
        Purple seed stain                      112
        Pythium                                 66
        Rhizoctonia                             66
        Sclerotinia stem rot                   112
        Septoria brown spot           77, 111, 117
        Soybean cyst nematode              12, 129
        Soybean rust                       78, 135
        Sudden death syndrome             111, 117
        White mold                             112
    Wheat diseases
        Black wheat                             81
        Fusarium head blight                57, 81
        Hollow stem                             19
        Leaf blight                             25
        Leaf rust                           41, 44
        Powdery mildew                          25
        Scab                                    57
        Seed-treatment fungicides              105
        Septoria leaf blotch                    41
        Stagonospora glume blotch               44
        Stem rust                               44
        Stripe rust                          41,44
        Tan spot                                44
        Virus diseases                          24
        Wheat scab                          57, 81
        Wheat virus                             24
Rain                                        70, 75

Safety
    Cleaning bins                               99
    Grain safety                               145
    Pesticide evaluation                       109
Sanitation (grain)                             126
Silage, big bales                               11
Software, WeedSOFT                              33

Soil
    Compaction                             51, 107
    Soil penetrometer                           51

Soybean
    Diseases
        Bacterial tan spot                      77
        Cercospora leaf spot              112, 117
        Charcoal rot                            66
        Colletotrichum species                 112
        Downy mildew                           117
        Early season diseases                   66
        Foliage diseases                        77
        Frogeye leaf spot                 111, 117
        Fusarium                                66
        Glyphosate applications                 65
        Phyllosticta leaf spot                  77
        Phytophthora                            66
        Pod and stem blight                    125
        Purple leaf spot                       112
        Purple leaf stain                      112
        Purple seed stain                      112
        Pythium                                 66
        Rhizoctonia                             66
        Sclerotinia stem rot                   112
        Septoria brown spot           77, 111, 117
        Soybean cyst nematode              12, 129
        Soybean rust                       78, 135
        Sudden death syndrome             111, 117
        White mold                             112
    Insect pests
        Soybean cyst nematode              12, 129
        Bean leaf beetle                        61
        Burrower bugs                           86
    Field crop observations             72, 92, 97
    Glyphosate applications                     65
    Seed size                                    6
    Waterhemp                                   74
    Wet and frozen                        145, 146
Specialty crops, pricing challenges             22

Spraying
    Business                                    26
    Summer winterization                        91
    Star-of-Bethlehem                           31
Urea applications                               14
Water management                                75

Weather
    Automated Weather Station Network           27
    Flooding                                    69
    Hail                                        40
    Rain                                    70, 75
    Weather Data Chart          4, 10, 18, 30, 36,
                           42, 52, 56, 62, 68, 76,
                             90, 94, 98, 102, 108,
                           114, 120, 128, 134, 140
WeedSOFT 33

Weevil
    Alfalfa                             15, 28, 41
    Beneficial weevils                          39
    Rosette weevil                              39
    Flower head weevil                          39

Weeds
    Annual grasses                              37
    Curly dock                                  53
    Field horsetail                             63
    Goldenrod                                   95
    Musk thistle                                 5
    Mustard                                     43
    Sensitive brier                            119
    Star-of-Bethlehem                           31
    Waterhemp                                   74
    Weed DVD                                   123
    WeedSOFT                                    33

Wheat
    Cattle grazing                              19
    Diseases
        Black wheat                             81
        Fusarium head blight                57, 81
        Hollow stem                             19
        Leaf blight                             25
        Leaf rust                           41, 44
        Powdery mildew                          25
        Scab                                    57
        Seed-treatment fungicides              105
        Septoria leaf blotch                    41
        Stagonospora glume blotch               44
        Stem rust                               44
        Stripe rust                          41,44
        Tan spot                                44
        Virus diseases                          24
        Wheat scab                          57, 81
        Wheat virus                             24
    Field crop observations, June 1, 2004       72
    Foliar fungicide                        25, 46
    Insect pests
        Armyworms                               59
        Fall armyworm                          122
        Spring aphid infestations               13
    Jointing                                    19
    Quilt                                       25
    Seed quality                               103
    Seed-treatment fungicides                  105