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Mike Hunter

@mikethecropguy

Field Crops IPM Coordinator, NYS Integrated Pest Management Program, Cornell University

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Finally getting corn & soybean weed control research trials planted today. Also, a trial comparing different seed treatments for control of seedcorn maggot w/ corn planted in tilled cover crop vs no cover crop.

Finally getting corn & soybean weed control research trials planted today. Also, a trial comparing different seed treatments for control of seedcorn maggot w/ corn planted in tilled cover crop vs no cover crop.
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Evaluating weed control & soybean tolerance to increasing rates of metribuzin. Received .66" rain within 24 hrs of the metribuzin applications and more rainfall in the forecast today.

Evaluating weed control & soybean tolerance to increasing rates of metribuzin. Received .66" rain within 24 hrs of the metribuzin applications and more rainfall in the forecast today.
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Applicator tank mix error: Prefix, Callisto & atrazine applied postemerge on field corn. New corn growth suggests it will survive this mistake. Just a friendly reminder to read the label before you spray. Vipan Kumar πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Lynn Sosnoskie πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @NYSIPM

Applicator tank mix error: Prefix, Callisto &amp; atrazine applied postemerge on field corn. New corn growth suggests it will survive this mistake. Just a friendly reminder to read the label before you spray. <a href="/cornellweedsci/">Vipan Kumar</a> <a href="/LynnSosnoskie/">πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Lynn Sosnoskie πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦</a> @NYSIPM
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Season long control of tall waterhemp is difficult. Corn had a PRE application of Acuron. Corn is now shoulder high & small waterhemp is present. Should have included an early POST application of a Group 15 for longer residual control. Vipan Kumar πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Lynn Sosnoskie πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦ @NYSIPM

Season long control of tall waterhemp is difficult. Corn had a PRE application of Acuron. Corn is now shoulder high &amp; small waterhemp is present. Should have included an early POST application of a Group 15 for longer residual control. <a href="/cornellweedsci/">Vipan Kumar</a> <a href="/LynnSosnoskie/">πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Lynn Sosnoskie πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦</a> @NYSIPM
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The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day is 8/1 @ Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY. The program will feature walking & hay wagon tours discussing: πŸ”ΊHerbicide programs for weed control πŸ”ΊCarbon stocks & solar farms πŸ”Ί& more! Register by July 24 cals.cornell.edu/2024-aurora-fa…

The annual Cornell Field Crop Research Field Day is 8/1 @ Musgrave Research Farm in Aurora, NY. The program will feature walking &amp; hay wagon tours discussing:
πŸ”ΊHerbicide programs for weed control
πŸ”ΊCarbon stocks &amp; solar farms
πŸ”Ί&amp; more!
Register by July 24
cals.cornell.edu/2024-aurora-fa…
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High soybean aphid populations found in Northern NY today. Scouting season isn't over yet, continue to monitor soybeans for SBA through the R5 growth stage. I did not see any beneficial predators feeding on the aphids. @NYSIPM

High soybean aphid populations found in Northern NY today. Scouting season isn't over yet, continue to monitor soybeans for SBA through the R5 growth stage. I did not see any beneficial predators feeding on the aphids. @NYSIPM
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Corn Stunt: A New Corn Disease & New Insect Vector for New York State. Just confirmed in October 2024, one location was in northern Jefferson County just south of the border with Canada. bit.ly/4hCevWE @NYSIPM Cornell CALS PovedaLab @TraceyBaute Albert Tenuta

Corn Stunt: A New Corn Disease &amp; New Insect Vector for New York State. Just confirmed in October 2024,  one location was in northern Jefferson County just south of the border with Canada. 
bit.ly/4hCevWE
@NYSIPM <a href="/CornellCALS/">Cornell CALS</a> <a href="/PovedaLab/">PovedaLab</a>  @TraceyBaute <a href="/AlbertTenuta/">Albert Tenuta</a>
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For 25 yrs as a field crops extension specialist in NNY, I saw the introduction & widespread adoption of these biocontrol nematodes on farms for the control of alfalfa snout beetle & later on learned the addition of corn rootworm control. This isn't snake oil, these really work.

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Significant seedcorn maggot damage on neonic treated soybean seed in Hudson River Valley in NYS. Early planting, cool weather, followed by significant rainfall reduced efficacy of insecticide which reulted in a replant situation.

Significant seedcorn maggot damage on neonic treated soybean seed in Hudson River Valley in NYS. Early planting, cool weather, followed by significant rainfall reduced efficacy of insecticide which reulted in a replant situation.
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You might be a Field Crop IPM Specialist if.....You collect seedcorn maggot pupae and transport them to the lab in your luchbox to keep them cool.πŸ˜„

You might be a Field Crop IPM Specialist if.....You collect seedcorn maggot pupae and transport them to the lab in your luchbox to keep them cool.πŸ˜„