I can’t say the phone is ringing off the hook.  Farmers are busy and I sense grumpiness in some corners, but let’s not cut off our nose to spite our face.  Stink bugs are becoming very common in fields in many parts of the state.  Loopers are more sporadic but also present in some areas.  I’ve previously mentioned that the pyrethroid insecticides DO NOT provide adequate control of soybean loopers.  Unfortunately, the best treatments for loopers DO NOT provide adequate control of stink bugs.  I’ve included a table below that illustrates this point. Continue reading →