Inside the Industry: Pest Control Spudman recently polled readers through an online survey on the challenges they're facing in controlling pests. Here are the results from that survey. What is the biggest challenge in controlling the pest? Growing resistance .........................65% Chemical I relied on in the past no longer available .........................9% Other ..............................................26% What pests concern you the most? (Percentage of respondents that ranked disease either first or second) Aphids ........................................................31% Colorado potato beetle ..............................28%* Wireworms .................................................13% Psyllids (including zebra chip vector) ..........12% Potato leafhopper ......................................10% Pale cyst nematode ....................................3% White grubs ................................................2% Other ..........................................................1% *Colorado potato beetle received the most first-place responses. " Chemicals don't seem to be effective. " " Legislation to ban aerial spraying. " " (Potato leafhopper) migrating in from adjacent fields. Organic approved insecticides lack efficiency. " " Cost effectiveness. " Do you have any other comments on pest control? " Need more systemics. " " Corn borer is a real problem. " Has controlling the pest gotten harder, easier or remained stable in recent years? 59% 38% 3% Harder Remained stable Easier " Flea beetles are also a concern. We live in Ontario. " " Delayed and expanded emergence of (Colorado potato beetle) has presented more challenges. " " Aphids can erupt quickly and are hard to identify. " " Keeping integrity of seed areas from contamination. " " Lygus bugs. " Are you satisfied with the methods of pest control available to you? No Yes 62% 38% 20 Spudman.com Have an idea for a future Spudman reader survey? Email managing editor Zeke Jennings at zjennings@greatamericanpublish.com or call 616-520-2159.http://www.Spudman.com