Dark Northern Spring

‘DNS’ is a common term when referring to the production of hard red spring wheat. Around the coffee shop you may hear your neighbor say, “I’m growing DNS.” What is DNS? DNS is short for…

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Resources for Understanding Low Falling Numbers

2016 Washington Wheat Industry Resources for Understanding the Low Falling Number Issue The following resources were assembled to help growers and wheat industry members understand issues surrounding low falling number […]

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Stripe Rust Update June 25 2015

By Xianming Chen Stripe rust in Washington Based on field observations in this week, winter wheat ranged from milk to ready to harvest and spring wheat from heading to soft […]

Stripe Rust Update, June 11 2015

By Xianming Chen Stripe rust in eastern Washington We were checking wheat and barley fields in eastern Washington yesterday and today. Winter wheat ranged from flowering (Feekes 10.5) to dough […]

Stripe Rust Update May 21, 2015

By Xianming Chen Stripe rust in the PNW Yesterday, we were checking wheat and barley fields in eastern Washington. Winter wheat ranged from late jointing (Feekes 8) to flowering (Feekes […]

Wheat Academy Resources

Biology and Management of Wireworms in Cereals David Crowder, WSU Entomologist, and Aaron Esser, WSU Extension Agronomist   Herbicide Injury and Symptomology Ian Burke, WSU Weed Scientist   Managing Nematodes to […]

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Seven-spotted Lady Beetle

This lady beetle has been repeatedly introduced to North America from Europe as a biological control agent. It was established in the early 1970s in New Jersey and has been spread naturally throughout North America. Both the adults and the larvae are voracious predators of aphids. C. septempunctata may be a more effective predator than some native lady beetle species, displacing them in some areas. These predator are found in aphid infested crops, including potatoes, legumes, sweet corn, alfalfa, wheat, sorghum, etc.