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Tag: plant bugs
Tennessee Cotton: Wrapping Up Insect Control Aug 22, 2022
The bollworm flight has been in decline in several areas. Our trap catches have returned to single digits in several counties. A general decline in plant bug populations is also […]
Alabama Cotton: Scout Fields Before Making Application Decisions Aug 7, 2022
The crop situation is all over the board in Alabama. Fields in the Gulf Coast region have received rains in something like 30 of the last 37 days, while fields […]
Alabama: Stink Bugs the Main Concern in Cotton, Caterpillars Moving Into Peanuts Jul 29, 2022
Not much has changed with the bug complex situation over the past 7 days. Some fields are still requiring attention from plant bugs, but we are at the point with […]
Alabama: Stink, Plant Bugs the Main Pests in Cotton; Kudzu Bugs Explode in Soybeans Jul 24, 2022
From this point forward, the bug complex of stink bugs and plant bugs will be the most yield limiting insect situation we deal with.
Alabama Cotton: Heavy Aphid Populations, Expecting a Big Stink Bug Year Jul 16, 2022
We have gotten some much needed rains in some fields in parts of the state, while other are missing rains still. A lot of the cotton we have seen in […]
Texas Plains Cotton: Lots of Fleahoppers, Plant Bugs Numbers Increasing Jul 10, 2022
General Status Crop progress continues under general drought conditions despite several popcorn or cotton showers that have been rummaging through the past week or more. These convective showers have been […]
Alabama Cotton: Drought Stress, Plant Bugs, Aphids, and Spider Mites Jul 10, 2022
We have been in a lot of cotton this week and much of it has needed a good rain (or two). The storms we have been getting across Alabama seem […]
Alabama Cotton: “Plant Bugs Still the Hottest Ticket in Town” Jul 3, 2022
We have gotten some rains over the past week, although some of it was still isolated. Hopefully this will help kick the crop back in gear and get moving. We […]
Texas LRGV Cotton: Good Control of Plant Bugs, Sharp Increase in Whitefly Pressure Jul 3, 2022
General Situation Very hot and dry again this week with a couple of slight showers but no significant rain falls in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Cotton This week checking […]
Texas LRGV Pest Management: Sharp Increase in Plant Bugs in Cotton Jun 24, 2022
General Situation Very hot and dry again this week in the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Lots of work going on in row crops as Valley growers are doing everything from […]
