Growers Must Rely on Agronomic Practices, Resistant Varieties to Beat Wheat Stem Sawfly

Cross section of AAC Oakman VB showing stem solidness, which is an important trait to use along with proper agronomics for wheat stem sawfly management. Imagine driving up to your nearly ripe wheat crop to find plants cut off and lying every which way. Devastating! Was it hail? No, the unwanted pest was wheat stem sawfly and now you are suffering yield losses and mechanical harvest has become incredibly challenging.The wheat stem sawfly is a stem-boring insect that has been a major wheat pest in