Crop disease

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corn tar spot
Corn tar spot disease monitoring in Illinois
Tar spot on corn is here to stay in Illinois. Given that the pathogen that causes tar spot on corn can overwinter in infected residue, once the...
You don’t know what you have till it’s gone
To many, science can seem like magic. Abracadabra and *whoosh* something appears seemingly out of thin air. However mystical and misunderstood...
title of article in a graphic form
Soybean Disease Management: Back to Basics
It’s never too early to think about plant diseases! There are few sure things in this great wide world of ours. The sun rises in the east...
Interveinal chlorosis on soybean leaves
Noticing Yellow Soybeans
We’re at a point in the growing season where it is still a little early for soybeans to start senescing and turn yellow (dependent on maturity group...
a dead soybean plant
Sick plants? No problem! UIUC Plant Clinic still open!
It is no secret that things are... not normal right now in the world. It is also no secret that the agricultural clock does not stop because of a...
aerial view of a combine harvesting corn
Opportunities for on-farm research in 2020 with University of Illinois
Planting season is right around the corner! With any hope, things will go much smoother this year than last year (although that's not a very high bar...

News Releases

Maps of Illinois from 2020 to 2022 showing Northern corn rootworm numbers by county.
2022 Field crop disease, insect management report available
URBANA, Ill — Every year, University of Illinois scientists conduct pest and disease surveys in corn and soybean crops across the state, along with in-field tests of insecticides, seed treatments, and more. The 2022 report, now available, describes ongoing Bt-resistance monitoring results; field...