Will Earworm and Tobacco Budworm Overwhelm Us?
Article by Jack Bacheler As was the case in 2010 and in 2011, we appear to be experiencing a larger flight of August to mid-September earworm moths than was the case with our earlier so-called “major...
View ArticleManaging Thrips in Cotton
Article by Jack Bacheler, Extension Entomologist When planning for the upcoming thrips season, a few suggestions come to mind: Thrips damage: Several thrips species, especially tobacco thrips, and...
View ArticleInsecticides for Plant Bugs
With cotton squaring and flowering weeks away, it is a good idea to think about treatment options for plant bugs. Generally the neonicotinoid-class insecticides perform well early in the season before...
View ArticleWet Weather, Cotton and Soybean Insects
A friend of mine, Owen Taylor, who maintains AgFax thought that it was really interesting that more rain has fallen across North Carolina in the past month than the yearly total of where I was raised....
View Article2013 Early-Season Plant Bug Insecticide Results
Recommendations for plant bug insecticides have been covered previously (here). The results to the left represent an early-season application applied above threshold. Five days after treatment,...
View ArticleResistant Earworms and Budworms Likely in Soybeans
I received several calls today about reports of corn earworm in soybeans. These reports were unusual for at least one reason. Earworms seem widespread geographically, but are spotty from field to...
View ArticleControlling Caterpillars in Sorghum Whorls
Two insects I’ve been hearing about in sorghum whorls are corn earworm and fall armyworm. These insects vary widely in their coloration, so it’s best to see if they are hairy (earworm) or smooth...
View ArticleBudworm Levels High This Year?
Article by Jack Bacheler Although not a pest of Bt cotton, budworms can sometimes be a problem of peanut and soybean. In three caterpillar samples taken from untreated peanut fields during the past...
View ArticleSoybean Pyrethroid Resistance Update
From what we are hearing, pyrethroid resistant corn earworms are widespread geographically. Even where spray failures are happening, they aren’t in every field and aren’t predictable. Some areas...
View ArticleShould You Spray Insecticide Over Flowering Beans?
The short answer to the question should you spray and insecticide over flowering soybeans is no. You should only spray if you’ve reached 15% defoliation throughout the canopy or are at one kudzu bug...
View ArticleNew Kudzu Bug Insecticide Information
Here are some initial results of a recent screening trial. To my knowledge, DoubleTake (diflubenzuron + lambda-cyhalothrin), Justice (acetamiprid + bifenthrin), Cobalt Advanced (chlorpyrifos +...
View ArticleInsecticides for Bean Leaf Beetle
Bean leaf beetles should only be treated if the canopy reaches 15% defoliation throughout during the reproductive stages to R7 (flowering to one brown pod anywhere on the plant) or 30% defoliation...
View ArticleNew Soybean Stink Bug Insecticide Information
Stink bugs can be difficult to kill in soybeans, especially if brown stink bug is present. Pyrethroids are generally active on green stink bug, with some effect on brown stink bug. Included in this...
View ArticleCorn Earworm/Tobacco Budworm Flight Information and Resistance Update
Light trap numbers have trended downward over the past two weeks across the state, with the exception of Mike Carroll’s trap in Pamlico County and a few traps in Northampton County maintained by Craig...
View ArticleHessian Fly Adults Likely Active
Around this time of the year, Hessian fly adults begin to become active. The time of peak activity can vary from year to year. For example, in the fall of 2010, Hessian fly was active from...
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