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IPM - Small Grain Thresholds
Pest April May June
Aphids 150 per row ft. 150 per row ft or25 per head 25 per head
Cereal leaf beetle 25 eggs and/or larvae per100 tillers with 50-60% in the larval stage( for areas with high potential) OR0.5 per leaf( flag leaf and next 2 stem leaves) and 10% defoliation (wheat and barley)2 per flag leaf (oats) 25 eggs and/or larvae per100 tillers with 50-60% in the larval stage( for areas with high potential) OR0.5 per leaf( flag leaf and next 2 stem leaves) and 10% defoliation (wheat and barley)2 per flag leaf (oats) 25 eggs and/or larvae per 100 tillers with 50-60% in the larval stage( for areas with high potential) OR0.5 per leaf( flag leaf and next 2 stem leaves) and 10% defoliation (wheat and barley)2 per flag leaf (oats)
Grass sawfly * 0.4 per row ft. (late April) 0.4 per row ft. 0.4 per row ft. (early June)
True armyworm *   Barley - 1 per row ft.Wheat - 2 per row ft. Barley - 1 per row ft.Wheat - 2 per row ft.
Powdery Mildew (wheat) For Feeke's scale 6 (1st node visible) through 10 (boot) 5-10% leaf area infected on flag leaf and/or leaf below  
Leaf Rust For Feeke's scale 6 (1st node visible) through 10 (boot) 1-3% leaf area infected on flag leaf and/or leaf below  

* when both are present - reduce threshold of each by one half

 

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