• By Suhas Vyavhare •
Cotton planters are rolling across the Texas High Plains. While a lot of cotton seed will go into the ground over the next couple of weeks, some of the early planted stuff is making its...
As of mid-April, early planted cotton in the Texas Rio Grande Valley was squaring. There have been some isolated reports of early pressure from thrips and aphids. Early season scouting for these pests and understanding economic thresholds for each...
• By Scott Stewart •
The Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton can be found at https://climate.ncsu.edu/cottonTIP. This is a useful tool for predicting whether a foliar insecticide application is needed for thrips control in cotton. It uses local weather data...
• By Amanda Huber,
Southeast Editor •
Thrips are the most consistent pest in cotton each year. So, it was a surprise to University of Georgia Extension Entomologist Phillip Roberts when he found out some farmers looking for ways to cut...
• By Whitney Crow, Angus Catchot, Jeff Gore and Don Cook •
Not much has changed since last year in regards to thrips control via insecticide seed treatment. Thrips are considered the No. 1 pest of seedling cotton.
Tobacco thrips are...
Recently, I’ve been in meetings in which my colleague Eddie McGriff has preached to corn growers about high-end production. Among his points are planter maintenance and precision planting. My take (with a touch of humor) is that the yield...
I don’t like thick stands of cotton. What looks just right in May is too thick in August. And I sure don’t like hill-dropping that results in three or more plants per hill. I can’t stand spindly stalks. Think...
Imagine A Season Without Foliar Sprays For Thrips
As most growers, consultants and researchers will painfully attest, thrips were extremely heavy and problematic throughout most of the Southeastern cotton and peanut growing region in 2019.
From Georgia and Alabama to the...
As if Mid-South producers don't have enough on their minds with rutted fields, flooding and late planting, now an influx of insect pests has made their lives even more difficult. And it's not limited to just one crop, either.
Cotton
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Ginger Rowsey: Thanks for listening to Call of the Week. Our guest is Dr. Scott Stewart, University of Tennessee Integrated Pest Management Extension specialist. Scott, what’s your call of the week?
Scott Stewart: The call of the week has been...
The good news of more rain and snow and an improved water supply situation has been a highlight of the year so far. However, rainy weather patterns that were holding through most of March had many wondering if we...
As we move into spring, there appears to be widespread optimism for cotton in North Carolina. The 2017 season was successful for most growers, and with the new program and higher prices, the outlook for cotton is strong.
With that...
By Scott Stewart, IPM Extension Specialist —
It came as kind of surprise to me to find out that AgLogic 15G (aldicarb), a replacement for Temik, is labeled in Tennessee. My understanding is that the label will expire June 30.
Thus,...
