Champaign Report of July 23rd

I ran through my scouting sites last night and took a quick look. Here are my observations:
1 - Crops are looking better as we have dried out somewhat and soybean roots are getting some air.
2 - Insect levels are low. I saw no aphids in soybeans, did see a few Japanese beetles but they are doing only isolated damage along the grass waterways and field borders. There are some Bean leaf beetles but they are eating little.
3 - We do have some Sudden death syndrome (SDS) showing up in early planted fields. I saw ONE Frogeye leaf spot lesion - very low levels compared to last year. From my perspective we actually have lower levels of Septoria brown spot in fields this year compared to last year - Anne Dorrance OSU Plant Pathologist says "it's too cool for development".
4 -In corn we are at or past pollination in many fields. There is/was little Japanese beetle silk clipping. The only disease I see is a very little bit of rust. I see no GLS or NCLB. If you have susceptible hybrids now is the time to check for movement to and above the ear leaf.
5 - I will be putting out First Year Corn Rootworm traps Friday.