Wheat Entomology Newsletter – June 22, 2022

Dr. Erika Peirce: Erika.Peirce@colostate.edu,
661-607-1789
Dr. Punya Nachappa: Punya.Nachappa@colostate.edu, 785-383-4873

Wheat Field Days
We had a great time talking to everyone who attended wheat field days! Sadly, Erika and I came down with COVID and had to miss the field days on June 13th and 14th. If you were not able to attend or still have questions about wheat stem sawfly (WSS), please check out pages 37-46 in the CSU Crop Testing 2022 Wheat Technical Report. In addition, we have written a FAQ about WSS and provided some more information about WSS biological control. There is also a lot of good information written by many fantastic people on different wheat topics. So be sure to check it out!

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2026 program Information:

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