BURLEY |If you see patches of green in an otherwise mature grain field, you most likely have wireworm damage. Wireworms feed on the roots of growing plants, delaying maturity in the affected plants.

Some of the most damaging soybean pests are the ones we never actually see. While we often scout for leaf-damaging insect pests, it’s the underground ones that can hinder the establishment of a ...

Integrated Pest Management (IPM) of wireworms addresses the challenge posed by soil-dwelling larvae of click beetles (Agriotes spp.) to a variety of arable crops, notably maize, potatoes and cereals.