Pest Management and Insect Forecasting

I was recently asked by a Monsanto representative to review their new site on Insect forecasting.  The site covers the entire United States.  It looks like a site that could be useful in tracking infestations and outbreaks so you know what you are looking when you scout your own fields. You click on the insect tab on the right to see what is going on.  I find it interesting that it currently shows a soybean aphid outbreak in an area where soybeans are not currently growing. 

Illinois readers might also want to check out the University of Illinois IPM Bulletin.  They update it regularly.  I am sure that other states also have similar sites.  We need all the help we can get to manage our pests.  Whether you are organic or conventional, you need to know all you can about what is out there.