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Kansas Insect Activity in Sorghum

It looks like Chinch bugs continue to feed and develop all around north central Kansas. However, growing conditions have improved significantly and thus the...

Straw Bale Gardening

There has been growing interest in straw bale gardening. What better place to try this than in Kansas where straw is so abundant. First,...

Moving firewood long distances can spread pests, disease

Kansas Forest Service, USDA promote buying and burning locally   MANHATTAN, Kan. — Whenever you purchase or harvest firewood, it’s a good idea to burn it...

Two generations of elm leaf beetles in Kansas

There are normally two generations of this insect in Kansas with this being the second generation. All species of elms are attacked, but Siberian...

Look for Bagworms Now

Most calls on how to control bagworms come in late July to early August when damage appears. Bagworms are difficult to control when they...

Kansas insect – cicada killer wasps

These large (1-1/3- to 1-5/8-inch long) wasps fly slowly above the ground. Cicada killers have a black body with yellow marks across the thorax...

Bugs in Kansas

By: Scott Eckert, County Extension Agent, Horticulture Some insects come around every 17 years or so, like the 17 Year Cicada.  Others are always here!  ...

Squash Bug Control

There was a study done in 2005 by Ohio State University that compared the effectiveness of various biorational and natural products to more traditional...

Spittlebugs on Eastern Redbud

The two-lined spittlebug derives its name from the white, frothy" spittle" the nymphs produce. Adults are large, black leafhoppers about 1/3-inch long with two...

Herbicide Drift Damage

There have been many concerned calls to state specialists and county agents this spring and summer about cupped and curled leaves on landscape trees...

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