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Tag: Sally Taylor
Cotton, Peanuts: Label Change for Velum Total Mar 26, 2021
Be aware that Velum Total now has a name and label change. The new product is simply Velum. The insecticide imidacloprid has been dropped from the product meaning that it […]
Cotton – Southeast – Limited Defoliation At Hand, Rains Restore Balance – AgFax Aug 27, 2020
Recent rainy weather has helped the crop and maybe reduced whitefly pressure, but it also could encourage disease development going into September.
Cotton – Southeast – More Bolls Opening, But Still A Long Way To Go – AgFax Aug 20, 2020
Whitefly applications continue as the insect develops in more cotton in Georgia and southeast Alabama.
Cotton – Southeast – Mixed Pest Populations Making For Tough Decisions — AgFax Aug 13, 2020
Georgia contends with whitefly, which are gaining ground outside of their normal geographic range.
Cotton – Southeast – Insects Ramping Up, Whiteflies Add Complications In Lower Region – AgFax Aug 5, 2020
Hot and dry weather are pushing whiteflies and spider mites. Bollworms and plant bugs are active, too.
Cotton – Southeast – More Pests Brewing, Pushed Along By Dry Conditions – AgFax Jul 30, 2020
In Georiga, whiteflies continue to expand out of their normal range, complicating treatment decisions for other pests.
Virginia: Spider Mites in Many Crop Fields Jul 24, 2020
Observations from the field this week indicate that there are spider mite infestations at some level in most, if not all, peanut, cotton, and soybean fields in the drought-stressed Virginia […]
Cotton – Southeast – Pest Pressure Taking Shape As Hot, Dry Weather Persists – AgFax Jul 22, 2020
Whiteflies and spider mites are becoming more apparent, and treatments are going out
Cotton – Southeast – Plenty Of Insects, Limited Spraying (So Far) – AgFax Jul 15, 2020
Whitefly treatments have been necessary in Georgia in areas where the pest tends to develop every year, but people in the field are beginning to find at least a few whitefly outside of their historic range.
Cotton – Southeast – Insect Patterns Skewed By Weather, Late Crop – AgFax Jul 8, 2020
Pests and the need to treat them are perhaps more difficult to predict right now. For much of the Southeast, this is a late cotton crop, so that skews routine patterns in how cotton develops and when it begins attracting key pests.
