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By Rapley Owing*
Rappahannock Newa Caareapoadnal
We have talked about the cereal leaf beetle before, but just to refresh our memory—the cereal leaf beetle is a destructive pest of oats and other small grain crops. A native of Europe and Asia, it was first found in the Untied States in Berrien County, Michigan, in 1962. The beetles are strong fliers and travel in summer on gusts of wind. Today they can be found in 21 states.
Last year two fields of spring oats in Rappahannock County had to be sprayed to salvage the crop. Based on experiences in other counties and states to the West of us, we can expect a larger more widespread beetle population in our county this year.
On May 23, the Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Virginia Department of Agriculture and the U.S.D.A. will hold a field day to distribute and release cereal leaf beetle parasites in designated grain fields.
During the early morning hours on May 23, entomologists will gather parasitized cereal beetle larvae at the Shenandoah Valley Research Station at Steeles Tavern. The “bugs” will be collected in specially designed containers and flown to the nearest airport.
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