Look but don't touch! Blister beetles are in row crops and veggies right now. #scout24 #ICMBlog crops.extension.iastate.edu/blog/erin-hodg… Ashley Dean

Day 1 of hosting costa ricans was packed. They loved tossing a football at Jack Trice Stadium! ISUStudyAbroadCenter

Day 1 ends with a tour of the ISU Hort Farm. Fruit, veggies, turf, and natural resources research was fun!!

Midwest sushi

Day tour was a whole day at the Omaha's Zoo. So many new animals to see. Bonus...a few behind-the scenes tours!

A few reports of soybean aphid numbers picking up around Iowa. Time to get out a Speed Scout! bit.ly/3Yxo6XI Ashley Dean

Just a few more days to get your application in for our @ISUExtesnion field agronomist position we are hiring for to serve south-central Iowa! Come join our Crops Team! Click here to apply today: isu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IowaStateJobs/…. #ISUCrops

After a long week in corn digging roots, I wonder if it's too late to become a turfgrass entomologist?! 🤪🌽

So much help with rootworm research this week. I brought donuts for the blisters, sweat, and bug bites.

Now is a great time to scout for soybean gall midge, especially if you are looking for first detection on the farm (or in a county). Here is the current map of infested counties for Iowa. Two new counties have been confirmed this year so far. Erin Hodgson

AHH! I made a mistake in my previous map and left out six counties that were confirmed in 2023! Here is the updated map that shows the actual current distribution of soybean gall midge in Iowa. Erin Hodgson

Plump (healthy) aphids are kicking out nymphs. Keep scouting and make timely treatments until R5.5.

Had a good tour at Dordt University today.

Saw a cool kettlehole and squishy fen wetland at a State Preserve this week. nature.org/en-us/get-invo… The Nature Conservancy

It is very easy to find caterpillars in our non-Bt corn plots near Ames. Now is a great time to check ears for injury. Finding the pest in action is the best way to get the correct ID, but this article might be helpful if you can’t find the culprit. academic.oup.com/jipm/article/1…

Fall armyworms are marching through some Iowa fields this week. They move fast and are definitely worth a scout! Ashley Dean Rebecca Vittetoe bit.ly/3YSd0wF

Some fields have had steady or increasing numbers of soybean aphids during the last week of August. When is it too late to spray? crops.extension.iastate.edu/cropnews/2024/… #ICMNews Ashley Dean #scout24

Our #FPS mascot! ISU Extension and Outreach

Tomorrow’s the day! The SE Research Farm’s Fall Field Day kicks off at 1:30 PM! We’ll start in the Research and Learning Center and then head out to the field! We hope to see you there! Dennis Todey Ashley Dean Erin Hodgson Melissa Miller mike castellano Richard Roth, PhD #ISUCrops

Last field day of the season! Ashley Dean