Kansas Insect Newsletter 2021

Issue #27, October 21, 2021

Do Hummingbirds Feed on Insects?; Sorghum Midge Update at the Southwest Research and Extension Center; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #26, October 13, 2021

White-lined Sphinx; Sugarcane aphids; “Worms” (con’t); Bug Jokes of the Week.

Issue #25, October 7, 2021

“Worms” (continued) -----Fall Armyworms; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #24, September 30, 2021

Fall Armyworm – Second Generation; Insect Diagnostics 2021 Season Summary; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #23, September 24, 2021

Fall armyworm infestations in early-planted wheat in central Kansas; Stinkbugs; Grasshoppers; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #22, September 16, 2021

Perennial Grain Species as Border Crops; Redbud Leaffolder; New Extension Publications; WORMS, WORMS, and MORE WORMS; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #21, September 2, 2021

Here We Go Again…Cicada Killer…Not the Asian Giant Hornet; Grasshoppers; Japanese Beetles; Aquatic Pest Control (Category 5); Commercial Applicator Recertification Training Program (Category 6, 7C & 9A ROW; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #20, August 25, 2021

Sorghum Pests; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #19, August 17, 2021

Grasshoppers increasing in Western Kansas; Fall Webworm; Fall Armyworm; Worms, Worms, Worms, (Fall armyworm, armyworm, Alfalfa caterpillar); Grasshoppers, Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #18, August 13, 2021

SORGHUM PESTS; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #17, July 30, 2021

Squash Vine Borer; Bugs that are Active Now; Ticks; Horn Flies on Horses; Sorghum Midge Activity in the Southwest; Bug Joke of the Week

Issu16, July 23, 2021

Green June Beetle Adults; Squash Bug; Bugs That Are Active Now; New Children’s Book Available; Soybean Pests;Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #15, July 16, 2021

Corn Rootworm; Whiteflies; Beneficial’s; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #14, July 9, 2021

Japanese Beetle Adults; Click Beetles; Alfalfa Caterpillars; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #13, July 2, 2021

Green Cloverworms; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #12, June 24, 2021

Remember Pollinators Matter; Potato Leafhoppers; Dectes Stem Borers; Japanese Beetle; How to Avoid Being “Bitten” By Mosquitoes; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #11, June 18, 2021

Corn Rootworms; Bug Jokes of the Week.

Issue #10, June 11, 2021

Bagworms; Alfalfa Pests; Bean Leaf Beetles; Be an Insect Detective; Finding developing flea larvae in your home; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #9, May 28, 2021

Rain brings mosquito breeding habitats; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #8, May 20, 2021

Insect Diagnostics Program; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #7, May 14, 2021

European Elm Flea Weevil; Do you feel something tick-ling; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #6 May 6, 2021

Pine Needle Scale; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #5, April 30, 2021

March Flies causing concern in Southwest Kansas; Insecticide Ear Tag use n Cattle; Alfalfa Weevils; Wheat Aphids; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #4, April 16, 2021

Alfalfa Pests (pea aphids, alfalfa weevil pupa); Stable flies emerging as spring temperatures rise; Dr. Cassandra Olds -- Department of Entomology Personnel; Bug Joke of the Week.

Issue #3, April 7, 2021
Eastern Tent Caterpillar; Honey Bees in Kansas; Bugs To Be On The Look Out For; Alfalfa Weevil; Pea Aphids; Dr. Raymond Cloyd – Dept of Entomology Extension Personnel; Anthony Zukoff – Dept of Entomology Extension Personnel; Dr. Jeff Whitworth – Dept of Entomology Extension Personnel; Bug Joke of the Week

Issue #2, April 2, 2021

Alfalfa Weevil (southwest region); Commercial Applicator Training Offered; Exploring Pollinators.

Issue #1, March 30, 2021

Alfalfa Weevils; Army Cutworms