It’s now old news that tobacco thrips in much of the Mid South have apparently developed resistance to thiamethoxam, the insecticide component used in several cotton seed treatments including Cruiser, Avicta Complete, and Acceleron N. Control failures with thiamethoxam were documented in several experiments throughout the Mid South this past season So what does this mean for thrips management in 2014? Continue reading
I get several questions each year about sources for sweep nets and pheromone trapping supplies, especially for southwestern corn borer. We get ours from Great Lakes IPM (http://www.greatlakesipm.com/). I’ve included specific links below, but there are other sources including Gemplers (sweep net and bucket traps) and Forestry Suppliers (for sweep nets).
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You may want to take time out to attend the Mid-South Ag Forum while at the Farm and Gin Show. The program is Friday, February 28, 1:30 – 3:30 PM. It will be held on the Mezzanine Level of the Cook Convention Center. Topics will include … Continue reading
It comes in spurts, but every so often I get questions about how to eliminate fire ant mounds from soybean fields. The primary issue is stoppages that occur when the combine header hits a good sized mound. Operators may also Continue reading
Mark your calendars for the annual UT Cotton Focus meeting that is scheduled for Thursday, February 13th at the West Tennessee Research and Education Center in Jackson. Program highlights are below. Pre-registration is not required and there is no registration fee. CEUs are available for Pesticide Applicators and Certified Crop Advisors. Continue reading
Results of the 2013 Soybean Variety Performance Tests in Tennessee have been posted at www.UTcrops.com.
The 2014 Insect Control Recommendations for Field Crops (PB 1768) is now available online. Hard copies of this publication are not yet available.
Syngenta has recently confirmed the presence of resistance to thiamethoxam in populations of tobacco thrips collected from the Mid South. Thiamethoxam is the active ingredient used for thrips control on cotton seed treated with Cruiser, Cruiser Avicta, and Acceleron N. It is also the active ingredient used as Cruiser in soybean and corn. This discovery comes as no surprise in Tennessee as thrips control failures on Cruiser treated cotton seed have become more and more common during the past few years. Continue reading
The late harvest of most crops is also making for a late planted wheat crop. This has several potential implications related to insect control. Continue reading