2008

Pest e-Alerts highlight current research and issues from the OSU Entomology and Plant Pathology Department and Extension Specialists, providing resources and up-to-date information to producers and consumers alike. The 2008 issues are linked below.

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• January 11 - Split Versus Single Applications of Fungicides to Control Foliar Wheat Diseases (pdia7-1)
• January 17 - Alfalfa Weevil Egg Populations in 2008 (pdia7-2)
• February 4 - Greenbug Management in Winter Wheat with Glance 'n Go: Using the Henson Rule  (pdia7-3)  
• March 14 - Alfalfa Insect Application Timing is upon us (pdia7-4)
• March 19 - Natural Enemies are Working on Greenbugs in Oklahoma Winter Wheat  (pdia7-5)
• March 24 - Time to Check Cattle for Gulf Coast Ticks (pdia7-6) 
• April 4 - Biological control of caterpillar pests using Bacillus thuringiensis (pdia7-7)
• April 16 - Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-8)
• April 24 - Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-9)
• May 1 - Termite Swarming Season (pdia7-10)
• May 5 - Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-11)
• May 6 - Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-12)
• May 8 - Suspicious patches in my lawn: Crop circles or large patch? (pdia7-13) 
• May 13 - Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-14) 
• May 15 - Be on the Lookout for Aster Yellows (pdia7-15)
• May 20 - Pecan Nut Casebearer Treatment Time (pdia7-16) 
• May 27 - Be proactive about managing black rot on your grapes (pdia7-17)
• May 30 - Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-18)
• June 5 - Grape Rootworm Season – Be on the lookout (pdia7-19)
• June 9 - Begin Scouting and Managing your Pecan Orchards for Pecan Scab (pdia7-20)
• June 11 - Protecting Yourself from Ticks (pdia7-21)
• June 13 - Soybean Rust Update and 2008 Monitoring Program (pdia7-22) 
• June 23 - Watch out for Southern blight in nursery crops (pdia7-23)
• June 25 - It's Not Too Late to Begin Scouting for Chinch Bugs in Turf (pdia7-24)
• July 10 - Wheat Disease Update – Fusarium Head Blight (pdia7-25)
• July 15 - Seiridium canker of Junipers and Cypress (pdia7-26)
• July 17 - Euonymus Scale in the Ornamental Landscape (pdia7-27)
• July 23 - Bacterial Leaf Scorch Disease of Oak and Other Trees and Ornamentals (pdia7-28)
• July 25 - Watch for Panicle-Feeding Caterpillars in Sorghum (pdia7-29)
• July 28 - Bacterial Canker of Tomato (pdia7-30) 
• August 13 - Effect of Planting Date and Seed Treatment on Diseases and Insect Pests of Wheat (pdia7-31)
• August 21 - Charcoal Rot of Soybean (pdia7-32)
• August 22 - Rains Bring Pecan Weevils in Oklahoma (pdia7-33) 
• August 27 - Be On the Watch for Fall Armyworms in Pastures (pdia7-34)
• September 8 - Why is my oak tree dying? (pdia7-35)
• September 12 - Results of fungicide evaluations for control of black rot of grape in Oklahoma, 2008  (pdia7-36)
• September 22 - Soybean Aphids in Oklahoma??? (pdia7-37)
• September 24 - Downy Mildew Update in Cucurbits (pdia7-38)
• September 26 - Pecan Aphid Populations on the Rise (pdia7-39)
• October 14 - Dry Fall = Presence of Transitory Insect Invaders in Wheat (and Canola), Aster leafhopper and Canola (pdia7-40)
• October 29 - Pierce's Disease of Grape Identified for the First Time in Oklahoma (pdia7-41)
• November 10- Wheat Disease Update (pdia7-42)