Rethinking IPM in no-till, cover cropped fields
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April 26, 2022

Rethinking IPM in no-till, cover cropped fields

“Insecticides are very popular in the United States,” said Penn State entomologist John Tooker. At the 2022 Northeast Cover Crop Council conference, Tooker focused on the overuse of insecticides in no-till corn and soy crops that incorporate cover crops. “They have been overused since they were introduced … and they continue to be

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