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Hi this is Nebraska Farm Bureau's Ag News Now Radio Service, I’m Tina
Henderson.



 



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The report runs 2:26.



 



We
don’t like them in our houses or in our fields. Roy Boykin - Syngenta
Insecticide Technical Brand Manager – joins us today to discuss which insects
might be a threat to growers in



 



Roy thanks for joining me on today’s program!



 



Question 1                     More than unsightly – insects
and other pests can



rob
a grower’s wallet by reducing yield and weaken plants. Each year - growers are
left wondering what to expect when it comes to pest population patterns.  What are we seeing this year?



 



Cut
#1      :16           O.C…”very difficult to control.”



 



Question
2                              What should
growers do about the grasshoppers,



which is expected to reach higher levels this year.



 



Cut
#2      :29    O.C…”prepared to take action.”



 



Question 3                     Japanese beetles are also a
concern in 2010



 



Cut
#3      :33           O.C…”take the appropriate action.”



 



Roy thanks for joining me!



 



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for Listening!