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2011 Yellow Sticky Trap Project. 7 th year of tracking populations of adult western corn rootworm (WCR) beetle in soybean fields of western IL Variant WCR beetle lays eggs in soybean field which allows larvae that hatch the following year to feed on corn roots in a C-SB rotation field
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2011 Yellow Sticky Trap Project • 7th year of tracking populations of adult western corn rootworm (WCR) beetle in soybean fields of western IL • Variant WCR beetle lays eggs in soybean field which allows larvae that hatch the following year to feed on corn roots in a C-SB rotation field • Variant WCR beetle has been found in other areas of IL in past • Monitoring for variant CRW to determine if necessary to protect against pest in C-SB rotation in western IL
Protocol • 12 traps placed throughout field in mid July • Monitored weekly for 4 weeks • Established threshold is 5 beetles/trap/day • No fields were even close to approaching threshold levels
Cooperators • Earl Boone- Payson • Mark Buss- Bowen • Ron Downs- Rushville • Mark Ebbing - Mt. Sterling • Rex Johnson- Carthage • Craig Lant- Good Hope • JD Lantz-Industry • Kyle McClelland- Scottville • Keith Miller-Golden • Doug Sill- Ursa • Mike Vose- Perry • David Gay-Rockport • Lorc Weir- Hull