Confection sunflower should be treated to avoid quality penalties if less than 10 to 15 percent of the plants have reached R 5.1 and one or more red sunflower seed weevil can be found per head.

The three sunflower head infesting insects, namely sunflower head moth, banded moth and seed weevils are currently present in sunflower fields. Recent study field study shows that sunflower head ...

DANR submitted the exemption request on Aug. 10, in response to reports of high populations of Red Sunflower Seed Weevil impacting South Dakota’s sunflower crop due to the limited availability ...

It is time to scout for sunflower head infesting major insect pests including sunflower moth, banded moth and sunflower seed weevils in Colorado. Sunflower moth: The adults migrate from southern ar… ...

They are the red sunflower seed weevil and the gray sunflower seed weevil. It is possible to observe both of these species on a single sunflower head (Figure 1), and determining their identities ...

The headclipping weevil is of greater concern where members of the aster family are used in naturalized areas.

As sunflowers increase in popularity, growers not only see the potential for increased profit, but are realizing the benefits that come from their versatility and double-cropping. Unfortunately ...

Three major threats to sunflower fields have been identified in Colorado this year. Pheromone traps have shown sunflower and banded moths in trap locations in the Front Range area and in northeastern ...