Pest Alert

The Pest Alert area is designed to provide tools to monitor the current environment for timely control of insects and diseases as well as measuring sugarbeet development. For the diseases Rhizoctonia and Cercospora, peak infection conditions can be monitored based on weather. Peak emergence of Sugarbeet Root Maggot Flys can also be predicted based on accumulated temperature readings. To protect your sugarbeets, use the tools below to optimize your Fungicide, Insecticide and Herbicide timing.

Rhizoctonia Fungicide Application Updated

Sugarbeet Root Maggot

• NDAWN Sugarbeet Root Maggot Peak Fly Degree Days
• NDAWN Help: Root Maggot
• NDSU's Sugarbeet Root Maggot Fly Counts
• Fly Trap Categories and Recommendations
• 2013 Maggot Forecast Map
• 2012 Maggot Forecast Map
• 2011 Maggot Forecast Map
• 2010 Maggot Forecast Map

Cercospora

• NDAWN Cercospora Daily Infection Values
• NDAWN Cercospora Infection Value Summary

Cercospora Resistance Maps

• 2012
• 2011
• 2008
• 2007
• 2006
• 2005

NDAWN Links:

• Sugarbeet Growing Degree Days/Growth Stages
• Sugarbeet Multiple Planting Dates Growth Stage
• Herbicide Timing Using GDD