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Implications of Cover Crops for Crop and Insect Management …the good, the bad, and the ugly
SCOTT D. STEWARTTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
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Cover Crops can have positive attributes that you are all well aware of including … Erosion control
• Prevention of water / nutrient / pesticide runoff
Soil health (organic matter, fertility)Weed control and/or a reduction in herbicide use Resources for pollinators A nursery for natural enemies Payments to growers
The type of cover crop and when it is controlled (killed) relative to the planting date can have a hugeimpacts on the risks and benefits
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Integrating Cover Crops and Herbicides for Weed Management
Drake Copeland and Dr. Larry Steckel (University of Tennessee)
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Reduced Tillage and Cover CropsGenerally increases diversity of the arthropod community
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It’s not all peaches and cream(diversity is not always a good thing)
There are potential problems with cover crops, particularly in the South, where they may serve as a nursery for insect pests Reduced tillage and cover crops
provide a great environment for insects … they just love hiding in there … and also some non-insect pests like spider mites, slugs and voles
Inherent challenges with establishing stands
The Circle of Life
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Cover crops can be a green bridge …we have problems in no-till that we don’t have in tilled soil
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The Examples I am Going to Show areWorst Case Scenarios
Long-standing IPM recommendation - destruction of cover crops or winter vegetation should be accomplished at least 3-4 weeks prior to planting crop to reduce the potential insect problems
Cover CropIf it ain’t
brown don’t put seed in the ground
Green Bridge
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Observations on Pea Leaf Weevil in SoybeanOften abundant in fields behind Austrian winter field pea (Austrian peas)◦ In some cases, it’s been a BIG PROBLEM◦ They can also be a problem after vetch and
probably clover
Larvae feed on nodules, and adults feed on foliageCan be controlled with labeled insecticides but they continue to come out of cover crop residue for an extended period, resulting in multiple applications
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Wheat and Vetch Cover CropPea Leaf Weevil in Tennessee, 2017
No Insecticide Seed Treatment Imidacloprid
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Cover Crops and Insecticide Seed TreatmentJackson, 2017
Imidacloprid Untreated Untreated Imidacloprid
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Seed Treatments Help (e.g., Don Cook, MSU)Cruiser NipsIt Inside
Acceleron Poncho
Acceleron
Not Treated (- 38 B/A)
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Tennessee, 2015TCAH behind legume or legume/grass cover
Threecornered alfalfa hopper
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Cover cropsThreecornered alfalfa hopper in soybean following vetch or Austrian winter peas
Slugs, slugs, slugs in no-till fields with high residue and where cover crops were used
Etc.
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Corn Behind Austrian Winter Field Peas Cover Crop, Arkansas, 2013
Brown stink bug
Planted GreenGus Lorenz (University of Arkansas)
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Typical stink bug damage to seedling corn
Planted “green”
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Stink bug damage to developing ears
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Corn Behind Cereal Cover Crop, Arkansas, 2014
Looks Good! Looks Bad!
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The Midwest
Increased incidence and injury from true armyworm following rye
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Things to Consider if Using a Cover Crop Avoid the “green bridge” (i.e., burn down early)
Otherwise: Consider the type of cover crop (avoid matching the crop if possible) Use an Insecticide Seed Treatment
• Higher rates in corn (or in-furrow application)
Consider a near-planting foliar insecticide treatment Scout fields early and often … have a game plan with your
consultant/crop scout Follow good IPM practices for other pests
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Yield Increase from an Neonic Seed TreatmentCompared with non-treated plots (Mid-South)
Crop Average Increase Number of Trials Gross Value
Cotton 101 Lbs. Lint/Acre 67 $70
Corn 11.8 Bushels/Acre 91 $47
Soybean 2.0 Bushels/Acre 170 $20
Meta-analysis of replicated insecticide trials done from 2005-2014 (AR, LA, MS, TN)
North et al., Mississippi State University
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Soybean Response to Insecticide Seed TreatmentBushels/Acre (2005 – 2014, N = 170)
MS+2.48
LA+3.05
AR+1.68
TN+1.05
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What About Slugs in Cover Crops? Residue and a food source is the problem
• Will be worse behind high residue crops• Cover crops often keep the soil cool and moist
Scout intensely the first 2 weeks after planting
Baits are effective• Metaldehyde (Deadline MP), Iron phosphate• Insecticides don’t work• Baits are not cheap and require some planning• Can you use row cleaners?
Will an IST make slugs worse … and should I care?
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You can scout for them
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We’ve Just Talked About a Few Pests
There’s a lot of potential for “weird stuff” … this is called job security for entomologists!
We don’t really know enough about how cover crops will change IPM
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Some Prognostication About Cover Crops Latitude is inversely related to insect diversity (including pests), and there are more and varied kinds of fun as you get closer to the equator• i.e, Expect worse pest problems associated with cover crops in the South
Cover crops will increases the value of at-planting insecticides and good IPM practices
• Potential threat of introducing “weeds” to production fields
• What about plant pathogens (seedling diseases in particular)?
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Again … There are Positives for Cover Crops
Cereal Rye/Cotton Thrips suppression Water conservation Weed suppression
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Pesticide contamination of water is a hot-button issue
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… and for Water QualityRegardless of any increase in insecticide use, I would expect cover crops to be a net benefit in terms of pesticide or fertilizer run-offLess movement of water and soil to
peripheral, non-crop areasWe are already managing seedling pests
with seed treatments and foliar pesticide applications in many field crops
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No Worries With This
Using an insecticide in a crop (like a neonicotinoid seed treatments) will not result in toxic levels of insecticides in the nectar or pollen of a subsequent cover crop
• Despite words of caution in NRCS and other literature, this is a non-issue for pollinators visiting the flowers of cover crops (really a non-issue for the treated crop)
• Bee-attractive cover crops are a benefit to pollinators … let’s do our best not to spray insecticides when cover crops are floweringo Clovers, Austrian winter peas, rape/mustard, and
vetch are very attractive to bees
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Questions?