Philip supports the citizens of South Dakota in his role as the SDSU Extension IPM Coordinator based at the South Dakota State University campus in Brookings.
Philip Rozeboom
SDSU Extension IPM Coordinator
Also by Philip Rozeboom
Aphids Infesting Corn in South Dakota
Aphid populations are taking off in some southeastern South Dakota corn fields. The two aphid species that are commonly observed in corn include the corn leaf aphid and the bird cherry oat aphid.
Is it Time to Spray Red Sunflower Seed Weevils?
Red sunflower seed weevil adult activity is well underway on sunflowers in South Dakota. Even though the red sunflower seed weevil numbers are down, we are still observing populations in South Dakota that are above threshold.
In a Bind With Field Bindweed?
It’s August and field bindweed, one of our most-persistent perennial weeds, is flowering. Although field bindweed is not statewide noxious, it’s locally noxious in Bennett, Bon Homme, Clarke, Lake, Stanley, and Yankton counties.