Conditions Favorable For Pest Populations To Build
• By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor •
Will cotton avoid the march of fall armyworms that lay siege to hayfields, turf crops and vegetables this summer? From Texas to Arkansas and down to Florida, the...
• By Dominic Reisig,
North Carolina State University •
Bollworm, also called corn earworm and soybean podworm, can be a significant square- and boll-damaging pest in North Carolina cotton, especially following foliar insecticide sprays for other insects. This species emerges from...
After having to switch to a virtual format one year ago, the Alabama Cooperative Extension System crops team will once again host an in-person Cotton and Soybean Scouting Short Course. The 62nd annual scouting school will be hosted in...
Consider The Use Of ‘Natural Enemies’ To Help Control Western Cotton Pests
• By Carroll Smith,
Editor •
In the Arizona cotton insect arena, the most notorious villains are Lygus bugs and sweetpotato or silverleaf whiteflies.
Lygus damage squares with their piercing-sucking mouthparts,...
• By Guy Collins and Dominic Reisig •
This planting season has been frustrating to say the least. We had a five-day stretch of good planting weather during May 13-17 and intermittently at other times during May, as planting was...
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension has taken cotton scouting virtual with its Zoom-based cotton scouting school, June 4, at 8:30 a.m. CDT. It will last for about two hours.
Extension specialists will cover scouting and management for insect and...
Follow Dynamic Stink Bug Thresholds To Time Sprays, Maximize Cotton Yields In The Southeast
• By Vicky Boyd,
Managing Editor •
In the Southeast cotton belt, stink bugs are public enemy No. 1 year in and year out, feeding on developing seeds...
New Web-Based Tool Analyzes Aerial Data And Imagery
Adama Eagle Eye powered by Agremo offers an advanced analysis of aerial data and imagery that helps growers protect yields more efficiently through user-friendly maps, statistics and other tools.
Insights from this web-based...
• By Scott Stewart •
The three to four weeks after first bloom, and typically the last two weeks of July and the first two weeks of August, is a critical window to scout and manage insect pests. This is when...
• By Dominic Reisig •
As mentioned in the 2019 North Carolina Cotton Information Guide, “The key to successful cotton production in North Carolina is the adoption of a short-season management strategy.”
Specifically, growers should 1) maximize early season growth, 2)...
