Risk forecast for wheat midge remains low for 2026

Soil samples from North Dakota counties indicate low levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2026 season.“This is the first time since the inception of the survey in 1995 that zero wheat midge cocoons were found in the fall soil survey for the overwintering cocoons of wheat midge,” said Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension entomologist.202...

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