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Increasing wheat midge populations expected in 2011

  • Saturday, 26 February 2011
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  • FARGO - Soil sample tests in North Dakota indicate a dramatic increase in levels of overwintering wheat midge larvae (cocoons) for the 2011 season, according to Janet Knodel, North Dakota State University Extension Service entomologist. Wheat midge larvae feed on the kernel and negatively affect yield, grade and quality. One hundred eighty-one soil samples were collected from 19 counties to



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