Photo 1 ... Corn earworm adult. Photo by Robert J. Bauernfeind, www.ipmimages.org.
Photo 2 ... Corn earworms are messy feeders, generally active at the ear tip. Photo by Ashley Dean, Iowa State University.
Photo 3 ... Corn earworm caterpillars are variable in color. Photo by Ashley Dean, Iowa State University.
by Dr. Erin Hodgson, Associate Professor and Extension Entomologist Specialist and ANR Crops Team Leader, Integrated Crop Management News and Iowa State University Extension and Outreach
Corn earworm (Photo 1) is common in Iowa corn. It is a migratory pest, migrating from the southern and southeastern U.S. every summer. There are two general fights to the Midwest every summer, but the first flight is not of economic concern. Iowa’s corn is more vulnerable to infestation of the second flight, arriving in late July. Yield losses can occur in late-planted cornfields, where caterpillars can infest >50% of plants. It is more common to see corn earworm issues in sweet corn, white corn, popcorn, and seed fields. Kernel injury can promote ear mycotoxins (e.g., fumonisins and aflatoxins) and further reduce grain quality. The frass (excrement) can also be a contaminant for corn processing.
Kee High School seniors Rachel Walleser (left) and Joey Snitker-Derespina (right) were crowned Kee High School's 2019 Homecoming Queen and King at the annual Homecoming pep rally held in the Kee High School gymnasium Friday afternoon, September 27. Additional photos of Kee High School's Homecoming festivities are featured on Page 16A of the 10/2/19 issue of The Standard, along with coverage of the Hawks' Homecoming game win over West Central featured on Page 15A inside this issue. Photo courtesy of the Kee High School Yearbook.
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Students at Waukon High School have selected their Homecoming representatives for 2019, with the coronation of this year's Homecoming Queen and King set to take place at the traditional "Burning of the 'W'" pep rally scheduled for this Thursday evening, October 3, beginning at 7 p.m. at Waukon High School. Pictured in the photo above at right are this year's Waukon High School Homecoming Queen and King candidates from the 2019-2020 Senior class, including: Left to right - Front row: Queen candidates Hailey Regan, Carissa Bockman, Alison Sherman and Leah Bulman; Back row: King candidates Dawson Baures, Alyx Ede, Brock Hatlan and Reed Kelly. Pictured in the photo below, front to back and left to right, are Junior Class attendants Regan Griffith and Ibrahim Dabo, Sophomore Class attendants Morgan Stortz and Braden Hemann, and Freshman Class attendants Jasmine Schomacker and James Johanningmeier. The parade route for this Friday's Homecoming Parade at 2 p.m.
Students from Waukon High School will join thousands of other youth and any others who may be interested on athletic fields across the nation Wednesday, October 9 to share their Christian faith with fellow students and the general public. The local event is now in its eighth year and will start at 7 p.m. at the Waukon High School football field that Wednesday evening. Attendees are encouraged to bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on. In the case of inclement weather, the event will be held inside the Waukon High School gymnasium.
Featured speaker for this year’s event will be Michael De Jong, a resident of Iowa who is a husband and father to five children. He will share his message of how Jesus rescued and saved him during the darkest moments of his life.
Part of the Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) paving project of Highways 9 and 76 through Waukon has included a reduction in the number of traffic lanes on the hill approaching Waukon (photo above) and the hill exiting Waukon (photo below). Prior to the current project, each direction of traffic had two lanes of moving traffic, but the newly paved roadways (pictured above) will now have a single lane each of northbound and southbound moving traffic with a center turn lane (designated by painted arrows at various points). The decision was made after discussion by DOT and City of Waukon officials in an effort to enhance traffic safety within that stretch of roadway.
The Tuesday, November 5 election will be the first time the state of Iowa will hold both city government and school board elections simultaneously, following a law passed by the Iowa Legislature in 2017. Candidates had until September 19 of this year to file declaration papers to be placed on this year’s combined ballot.
Declared candidates involved in contested races in this year’s local school board or city government elections will each receive a candidate questionnaire from The Standard within the next couple weeks to be returned and published in the October 30 issue of The Standard, prior to this year’s election. All local candidates who filed declaration papers by that September 19 deadline to serve area communities are listed below:
The Waukon High School Marching Band is pictured above with its new uniforms recently purchased through the generosity of contributors to an Adopt a Uniform fundraising campaign. More than 80 individuals, businesses and organizations (listed in the advertisement below) contributed to the campaign at a variety of different funding levels to help replace the previous uniforms that had been in use for more than 20 years. Submitted photo.
The City of Waukon recently hired Gary Boden as the new city manager in preparation for the retirement of the City’s first-ever city manager, Dean Hilgerson. Boden and Hilgerson were able to work together for several days allowing for a smooth transition for Boden in his position with the City of Waukon.
Instead of gifts for her birthday, Adelynn Connelly of rural Harpers Ferry asked for donations to Robey Memorial Library in Waukon. With the money she raised, she was able to work with Robey Memorial Library Director Cate St. Clair to pick out the books she would like added to the library’s collection.
Pictured above, left to right, are Adelynn Connelly and Cate St. Clair with just some of her book donations. Submitted photo.
Robey Memorial Library in Waukon is celebrating TEENtober October 1-31 with special events and programs spotlighting all the resources and activities available at the library and to encourage teenagers from around the area to read for their enjoyment.
TEENtober is a time to celebrate reading for fun while encouraging teens to take advantage of reading in all its forms - books, magazines, e-books, audiobooks and more. It is also an opportunity to encourage teens to become regular library users.
Robey Memorial Library invites teens, parents and other community members to participate in special programs and events during TEENtober. Teens earn a prize and an entry in to the $25 Amazon gift card drawing for program participation. TEENtober events include:
