Crop Production Extension agent in the Cottonwood District (which includes Barton and Ellis counties) for K-St ...

Alfalfa weevil eggs are laid inside alfalfa stems in the fall and spring. Larvae feed on terminal and upper plant leaves ...

QUALITY CONTROL. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. assures that the Department of Agriculture (DA) ensures that proper quality control is in place amid reports of "bukbok" (rice weevils) ...

Alfalfa growers dealt with significant feeding damage from alfalfa weevils, which Gavloski described as beetles with a snout-like feature. “When alfalfa weevils are abundant, their feeding can make ...

Scouting fields for insects such as potato leafhopper and alfalfa weevil is also critical. Failure to successfully establish alfalfa could be expensive as it may lead to soil erosion. Some ...

“Alfalfa fields face a double hit by weevils this spring. There are more adult weevils than I’ve ever seen,” says Wayne Bailey. In 29 years of scouting alfalfa fields, the University of Missouri ...

A CSU fact sheet on alfalfa weevils calls the weevil “one of the most important” pests to attack alfalfa crops. The fact sheet said control usually requires a combination of crop management ...