Combating wireworms in your fields this spring

Ryan Crossingham
May 17, 2024
May 17, 2024

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Wireworms have been chewing through wheat growers’ crops and their yield for decades. With the pest’s extended life cycle and rapid population growth, wireworms have become especially problematic for farmers throughout the region.

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