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Tag: cotton aphids
Texas Plains Cotton: Plenty of Threats to Keep You Scouting Aug 21, 2022
General Status Rains actually occurred again this week and good chances remain for the next few days. There were select areas that received multiple inch rains, particularly in southern Hale, […]
Texas West Plains Cotton: Drought Still the Biggest Concern Aug 7, 2022
CROP AND PEST SITUATION There are a few pockets (all sub-threshold) of cotton aphids, spider mites, a few bollworms, and Lygus in Hockley, Cochran, and Lamb counties. However, in the […]
Texas LRGV Cotton: Aphids, Spidermites, and Whiteflies May 23, 2022
Cotton Aphids, spidermites, and whiteflies. Still seeing some heavy cotton aphid pressure in some cotton fields along the coast and in the mid Valley that were either not treated and […]
Texas Blacklands Cotton: Thrips on the Rise, Watch for Emerging Weeds May 7, 2022
GENERAL: Another good area wide rain event came this week and brought as much as 3” to parts of the area. Prior to the rain insect activity in cotton was […]
Texas LRGV Cotton: Aphids Spike in Hot, Windy Conditions May 7, 2022
General Situation Hot and windy this week as there seems to be no rain in sight on the future forecast. We had a very windy week most of the days […]
Texas LRGV Cotton: Crop Looks Great After Rain May 2, 2022
General Situation Main news this week is that the LRGV received some much-needed rain Monday night through yesterday(4/29). Over the last few days, the valley received anywhere from 1-3 inches […]
Texas Plains Cotton: Pests Quiet, Get Ready for Harvest Aids Sep 13, 2021
General Status Fields have been making great progress in the heat this week, even the late ones. As we moved through the week, we found more open bolls consistently and […]
Texas Plains Cotton: Lygus Remain Most Prominent Pest Aug 30, 2021
General Status Hot and dry week. That is just what the doctor ordered for the late, lush cotton fields that received so much rain last week but not what the […]
Texas Plains Pest Management: Lots Happening in Fields, Get Out and Scout Aug 25, 2021
General Status Even with a timely, if not variable, rain this week, you would think we could take a sigh and relax for a bit. Traditionally this is the most […]
Texas West Plains Cotton: Mostly Pest Free with Some Problem Pockets Aug 24, 2021
Cotton ranges from 5 nodes above white flower to hard cut-out. Ideally cotton will be blooming out-the-top by now; because we have reached that point when the odds of a […]
