date:Dec 06, 2012
applications we can usually deal with pests, said Cornelius. But with low temperatures and lots of rain this year, we couldn't get out there to spray, and that was part of the problem. We couldn't do preventative maintenance and we couldn't practice integrated pest management measures, so the pest got a foothold. He added that, though it's unclear if the pest or heavy rains did most of the damage, combined with adverse weather, the pest may have caused losses of up to $25 million - so it's impo