GRDC Grains Research Update, online - Wet conditions and high insect pressure and changed behaviour - what to look out for

Past online event

Summary

Theme: Wet conditions and high insect pressure and changed behaviour - what to look out for

Speaker: Melina Miles (DAF QLD)

Topics

• Helicoverpa armigera in wheat.
• Expectations of high pressure of H. armigera & H. punctigera.
• Impact of wet weather on pests including Rutherglen bug, armyworm in barley, sorghum midge and summer pulse insects.
• DARABUG – a tool to forecast larval growth rates and damage risk for insect monitoring and spraying.

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