The weather has made making timely treatments for thrips control in cotton a challenge, and thrips numbers are peaking this week. Earlier cotton is between 5-7 true leaves and is pretty much out of the woods for thrips. Continue reading
As an update to the article below, reports of multiple thrips per plant are becoming more common. This is expected as seedling plants get larger. Once past the third true leaf, there is generally little or no benefit to treating Continue reading
The UT Cotton Scout School will be held this Friday (May 30th) in Room A at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center (605 Airways Blvd., Jackson). Registration will be from 8:00 – 8:30 AM with the formal program concluding at noon with a box lunch. Those wishing to stay can attend a go-to-the-field session after lunch. Preregistration is not required. Topics covered will include cotton growth and development and general pest management (insects, weeds and diseases).
We are beginning our run of moth traps on a weekly basis. Trap catches will be updates weekly on this web site. Click on Moth Trapping Data under the Quick Links menu to keep up with the latest moth catches. Continue reading
UPDATE: Since my article last week (below), there have been a number of calls about armyworms in wheat. There have also been calls from corn. Be watchful of sorghum or corn fields adjacent to wheat or grassy weeds from which armyworms may migrate. High numbers of migrating large larvae can cut corn or sorghum plants down to size, and Bt corns are not immune to injury.
Armyworms in wheat make people nervous, but UT’s recommendations not to treat in wheat once it reaches the soft dough stage Continue reading
The UT Cotton Scout School will be held the last Friday in May, the 30th, at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center. Registration will Continue reading
Below are a couple of articles of general interest from some of my counterparts at Mississippi State University. The general themes are also relevant to Tennessee.
Just some food for thought on insect management as we progress with planting during the next several weeks. Continue reading