Scientists have been working on solutions to mitigate wheat stem sawfly impacts for over a century. Solving the persistent pest problem will require novel integrated management approaches emerging from increased cross-regional collaborative research, along with better integration across all key control measures. The Great Plains Wheat Stem Sawfly Coalition was formed in 2022 to bring USDA- ARS

By Wendy Becker Roosevelt County Extension When Lilly Johnson received grand champion round robin honors at the Roosevelt County Fair, she was able to go on and represent Roosevelt County in the Champion of Champions Round Robin Showmanship in Circle. This event is in its 22nd year and hosted by McCone County 4-H. The event is for senior division winners. Representatives throughout the region

The wheat stem sawfly, Cephus cinctus Norton (Hymenoptera: Cephidae), is a major pest of wheat across the northern Great Plains of North America. The wheat pest has a wide host range, attacking numerous wild grasses and cultivated cereals in crop and grassland habitats, where it is, in turn, attacked by two native braconid parasitoids. Quantitative assessments of sawfly infestation and parasitism