Few insects are of economic importance to Pennsylvania small-grain production.
Insecticide applications seldom are needed. Other methods of insect management, such as rotating crops, plowing under crop residues, adjusting planting dates to avoid damage, planting resistant varieties, and using biological control, are alternatives to chemical control. Chemical control, however, is necessary under some conditions. As is true of management in other crops, the pest problem should be identified properly before a control action is instigated. Click Open to view insects that are discussed in this section.