Later developing crops in August were hard hit by insect
pressure in West Michigan.
“I guess if it rains it pours, right?”
Golden Harvest dealer Marv Heasley tells Brownfield western
bean cutworm, Japanese beetles and spite mite pressure was especially troublesome
with the dry weather. And he says tar
spot is quickly spreading throughout Michigan and Indiana.
“In about two weeks, you see it start to really start taking effect where you can just visually see it going down the road.
Continue reading August heat amplifies pest and disease pressure at Brownfield Ag News.
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