Corn & Soybean Scouting Calendar | Pioneer® Seeds

Corn & Soybean Scouting Calendar

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Scouting Timeline

Select the crop stage for pest and disease information.

Corn – VE to V8
Corn – V9 to R6
Soybeans – Vegetative Stages
Soybeans – Reproductive Stages
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VE to V8 Corn Insects & Diseases

Seedcorn Maggot

VE - V2
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Black Cutworm

VE - V5
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Seedcorn Beetle

VE - V2
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White Grub

VE - V5
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Wireworm

VE - V3
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Corn Flea Beetle

VE - V5
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V1 to V5 Corn Insects & Diseases

Armyworm

V1 - V7
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Grape Colaspis

V2 - V6
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Corn Rootworm Larvae

V2 - VT
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Hop Vine Borer

V1 - V5
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Brown Stink Bug

V2 - V6
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Stewart’s Leaf Blight

V1 - VT
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Billbug

V2 - V5
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Common Stalk Borer

V2 - V8
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Goss’s Wilt

V2 - R5
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V6+ Corn Insects & Diseases

European Corn Borer

V6 - R6
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Corn Leaf Aphids

V8 - R1
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Fall Armyworm

V7 - R1
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Gray Leaf Spot

V7 - R3
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Southwestern Corn Borer

V7 - R6

Northern Corn Leaf Blight

V7 - R3
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V9 to R6 Corn Insects & Diseases

Corn Rootworm Adults

V10 - R1
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Gibberella Stalk Rot

V10 - R4
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Corn Earworm

R1 - R4
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Fusarium Ear Rot

R3 - R6
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Japanese Beetle

V10 - R4
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Tar Spot

V10 - R4
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Anthracnose Stalk Rot

R2 - R6
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Gibberella Ear Rot

R3 - R6
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Fusarium Stalk Rot

V10 - R4
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Western Bean Cutworm

VT - R2
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Diplodia Ear Rot

R2 - R6
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Soybeans - Vegetative Stages

Insects & Diseases - 0 - 1 Month After Planting

Bean Leaf Beetle

All season
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Phytophthora Root Rot

All season
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Two-spotted Spider Mite

All season
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Pythium Root Rot

0-1 month after planting
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Bean Pod Mottle (BPMV)

Planting – Pod Fill
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Soybeans - Vegetative Stages

Insects & Diseases - 1 - 2 Months After Planting

Soybean Cyst Nematode

1-2 months after planting through growing season
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Rhizoctonia Root Rot

1-2 months after planting until beginning of bloom
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Soybeans - Vegetative Stages

Insects & Diseases - 2 Months to Max Height

Soybean Aphid

2 months to max height – pod fill
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White Mold

2 months to max height – pod fill
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Japanese Beetle

2 months to max height – leaf drop
Read Article

Green Stink Bug

2 months to max height – leaf drop
Read Article

Soybeans - Reproductive Stages

Bloom to Leaf Drop

Brown Stem Rot

Bloom – leaf drop
Read Article

Charcoal Rot

Pod fill – leaf drop
Read Article

Sudden Death Syndrome

Bloom – leaf drop
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Red Crown Rot

Bloom – leaf drop
Read Article

Read More - Corn & Soybean Growth Stages

Click the tabs above to view different corn and soybean pests by growth stage to begin scouting. Follow each link for in-depth agronomic information on scouting and management.

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