Across the corn belt depending on time of year | “Define Smart Farming”: There is a mine field! In my opinion from an agronomic and pest perspective (completely ignoring the economic aspects). Use all the tools available instead of using the same tools until they no longer work due to pest resistance. This includes crop rotation. Interesting perspective from my long career working with farmers across a dozen states. Farmers who utilize the whole tool box are seldom the farmers with major pest control problems. Farmers who get stuck (for what ever the reason) with a single strategy due to convenience until serious problems emerge are the ones with serious issues.
Natural populations of Biocontrol Nematodes only occur in about 15-20% of the fields and when they occur, the levels are too low for effective pest control. Application of PBC Biocontrol nematodes either establishes a population where one is missing or boost the resident population to a level of effective pest suppression. |
Biological Control of Rootworm - A link to a recent presentation
