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Crop & Pest Report #3, May 13, 2021

Crop & Pest Report #3, May 13, 2021

Attached you will find the May 13, 2021 issue of the Crop and Pest Report. This is the third issue in 2021.

This issue is on our website at: https://www.ag.ndsu.edu/cpr

Submissions are included about the following topics:

Entomology:

Start Scouting for Alfalfa Weevils              1

Plant Science:

Sunflower Production    3

Plant Pathology:

Low Average Daily Soil Temperature Delays Sugarbeet Seedling Emergence          4

Growing Pulse Crops Podcast Launches Season 2                5

Soils:

‘Loose Fluffy Dirt’             6

Comprehensive List of Products and Chemistries that Neutralize Soil Salts              6

Weeds:

Weed of the Week Archives        7

Early Season Oddball Weeds       7

Soil Erosion and Herbicide Injury               8

You Planned for Lay-By Treatment in Sugarbeet? Consider a Preemergence Application. 9

When Does Waterhemp Emerge and are there Tools to Forecast?              9

Horticulture:

Time to Check for Ticks  11

Forestry:

Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week       13

Around The State:

North Central ND             14

Northwest ND   15

South-Central/Southeast ND       16

Southwest ND   16

Weather Summary/Outlook:

The May 13 to May 19, 2021 Weather Summary and Outlook        17

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