Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 26, 2023
Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Grass sawfly We have not observed any grass sawfly larvae in our field surveys. This suggests that the larvae have matured and have dropped to the soil. They will form pupae in the soil in which they will remain until the following spring. We will monitor […]
Wheat Disease Newsletter – June 20, 2023
Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Disease Observations Stripe rust Stripe rust has been spotted at low incidence and severity across much of Colorado’s wheat growing region (Figure 1). While the weather in Colorado has been conducive to stripe rust disease […]
Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 12, 2023
Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Wheat field days It was so great to see many of you during Wheat field days and to see the wheat crop looking so gorgeous! Thanks to Sally and her team, Colorado Wheat, and our growers for their support! New sawfly in wheat-grass! We are sorry […]
Wheat Disease Newsletter – June 7, 2023
Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me Thank you to all who attended the Colorado Wheat Field Days! We certainly lucked out with the weather, and it was great to see you all again. DISEASE OBSERVATIONS Stripe rust Stripe rust has been […]
Wheat Entomology Newsletter – May 30, 2023
Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Wheat Stem Sawfly We have continued our sweeps twice per week at Orchard and New Raymer, CO. This month’s average catch has deviated significantly from what we observed throughout the month of May in previous years. For example, on May 17th, 2022, our average catch was […]
Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 26, 2023
Crop conditions and the drought monitor continued to improve after another week of measurable rainfall in Eastern Colorado. ! Temperatures have been in the low –to- mid 70s this week, which is definitely helping the crop. Read More Here
Colorado Wheat Disease Newsletter – May 23, 2023
Dr. Robyn Roberts Field Crops Pathologist and CSU Assistant Professor Robyn.Roberts@colostate.edu* 970-491-8239 *Email is the best way to reach me SUMMARY The recent rain across much of Colorado has favored development of fungal diseases. Additionally, the first report of plants testing positive for Wheat streak mosic virus and Triticum mosaic virus was collected from ARDEC. […]
Colorado Wheat Outlook Report – May 19th, 2023
Crop conditions and the drought monitor saw improvements this week after some much needed rain. The “excellent”, “good” and “fair” categories all gained points on the conditions report, however, so did the “very poor” category. This demonstrates the variability in the crop’s condition. There is wheat in the northeast corner of the state that has […]
2023 Colorado Wheat Field Days – June 1st-6th
Colorado State University Crops Testing is excited to announce the details for the 2023 Wheat Field Days. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept. of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment Station, CSU Extension, Colorado Wheat, and […]
Wheat Entomology Newsletter – May 15, 2023
Adam Osterholzer: adam.osterholzer@colostate.edu, 970-222-9568 Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873 Website: www.csuwheatentomology.com Wheat Stem Sawfly We recorded our first sawfly capture of the season on May 8th at Orchard, CO. Two male sawflies were found in our sweeps ~10 miles south of Highway 14. Males typically emerge a few days prior to females. With the forecast […]