Wheat stem sawfly is a native insect that feeds on grasses in Colorado. The insect was first identified by entomologists in Colorado around the late 1800’s and primarily fed on range grasses.

Ermatinger et al, Multitemporal Hyperspectral Characterization of Wheat Infested by Wheat Stem Sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton, ...

Wheat stem sawfly is a native insect that feeds on grasses in Colorado. The insect was first identified by entomologists in Colorado around the late 1800s and primarily fed on range grasses.

Pictured above, University of Nebraska-Lincoln graduate student Vinicius Zuppa discusses research on the wheat stem sawfly at the High Plains Ag Lab 2024 Wheat Variety Tour.

Bradshaw has been studying the wheat stem sawfly in the Panhandle of Nebraska, primarily at the UNL High Plains Ag Lab north of Sidney. In the past couple of years, Bradshaw helped build a team ...

Strand’s research has examined the impact of smooth brome, a common grass in Montana, on sawfly populations in wheat. Ermatinger applied remote sensing techniques to develop a model predicting ...

The Nebraska Extension held a Crop Production Clinic on Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the UNL Panhandle Research Extension and Education Center in Scottsbluff. The clinic featured presentations and ...

Alias: Wheat stem sawfly. Although its name says “fly,” it is actually a long, slender wasp with smoky brown wings. Adults emerge in late spring to find a mate. They lay their eggs by ...

The Wheat Stem Sawfly Conference is held every two years, with the 2012 conference also held at MSU. Since beginning in 2003, the conference has been held in Bozeman three times and has been part of ...

Explorations of wheat stem sawfly management Date: January 8, 2025 Source: Montana State University Summary: Students researched sawfly biocontrols and the use of remote sensing to model ...