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Crop pest survey in LaSalle and other counties is finishing up

By Billy Thompson Aug 16, 2020 | 6:13 AM

LaSalle County is one of seven state counties to be given a crop pest survey by the state this year. The survey helps identify new and emerging diseases in corn and soybeans. Survey Coordinator Kelly Estes says a new pest–the soybean gall midge–isn’t known to be in Illinois. But the surveyors are looking.

In corn, the main pest being measured is the western corn root worm. The survey is scheduled to be concluded soon.