Fields with the higher number of beetles are being treated with insecticides to protect the plants from silk clipping. Fields in the southeast portion of the county did not have western bean cutworm egg masses but there have been reports of significant infestations in the Kenesaw area that have required treatment. The plants are blooming in most fields. Bean leaf beetles were present in all fields checked but their numbers were low. Alfalfa - The crop looks good in locations that have received rainfall.
Soil moisture is good to a depth of one foot but below that level the soil is dry.
Grasshoppers were still in the 2 nd and 3 rd instar growth stage. Some of the plants had quite a few corn leaf aphids in the leaves of the whorl but no damage. Pasture - Pasture grasses continue to improve.