Recording of the Badger Crop Connect webinar on October 11, 2023
The October 11, 2023 Badger Crop Connect session features discussions by Krista Hamilton, Entomologist with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection, Dr. Emily Bick, Assistant Professor of Entomology and Extension Specialist for field crops and precision pest ecology, and Josh Kamps, Regional Crops Educator with UW-Madison Division of Extension for Rock, Walworth, and Jefferson Counties. Krista shares the results of the 2023 crop pest surveys and ways for people to get involved in the tracking of agriculturally important pests. Dr. Bick shares the principles of resistance development in pests and some of the ways to control resistance, as well as recent research on using microphones to scout for insects. Finally, Josh Kamps shares how Extension is involved in pest survey as well as how to use Extension resources to make decisions about seed traits for the following season. Please contact your local Regional Crops Educator with any additional questions regarding optimizing pest management in your crop rotation!
