Hessian Fly Adults are Actively Laying Eggs- Should You Spray?
Today was the first day that I have seen Hessian fly eggs in 2013. Combined with previous year’s trapping data (click here) and previous timing of successful spring rescue treatment sprays, I think...
View Article2013 Cotton Insect Predictions
Article by Jack Bacheler, Extension Entomologist If upcoming cotton insect outbreaks are difficult to predict following cold or warm winters, this past winter’s average conditions likely reveal even...
View Article2013 Cotton Pest Outlook
Article by Jack Bacheler, Extension Entomologist Although largely determined by weather patterns, our predictive capabilities for insect outbreaks, like weather, are poor more than a week or two in...
View ArticleWhat to Do With Kudzu Bugs on the Move
Yes, spring is in the air and kudzu bugs are again on the move. This article covers 1) what is going on in terms of movement right now and 2) what you can expect in terms of future soybean invasions …...
View ArticleYellow Wheat Not Responding to Topdress
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View ArticleStripe Rust Arrives in North Carolina
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View ArticleNew Small Grain Production Guide Available
This is available via the menu at the top of the blog header under “wheat”. Alternatively, you can just click here. … Continue reading →
View ArticleAphid Recommendations for Wheat
Aphids are now present in wheat. Some questions are popping up since their numbers are higher than usual. We have four species that are commonly found in wheat. I have mostly seen English grain...
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 ArticleOptimal Conditions for Early Cotton?
Article by Jack Bacheler, Extension Entomologist In my too-long-career-to-tell here at NCSU, I don’t think I have witnessed a year of perfect weather for both optimal cotton seedling growth and for...
View ArticleCotton Planting Conditions – late April to early May
As often happens, the period around early May is not great for cotton planting. Looking at table 1 you can see that we have what we would consider adequate conditions today moving towards poorer...
View ArticleSoybean Insect Pest Planting Considerations
There are many management efforts you can take before your soybean seed goes into the ground. Some of these actions are simply insurance and some of them, like your choice of row-spacing and planting...
View ArticleCotton Insect Season Begins (well, almost)
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist Throughout the growing season we will try to keep producers, consultants and agents up to date on the “insect conditions” in North Carolina and how...
View ArticleCotton planting conditions April 30, 2013
The weather forecast for cotton planting continues look pretty dismal for the remainder of the week. Looking at the weather forecast it looks like we will have a warming trend planting conditions will...
View ArticleConsider a Spray for Cereal Leaf Beetle
Fortunately this has not been a bad year for cereal leaf beetle. Unfortunately, in places where the beetle has been found, it has been developing very slowly. The beetle develops quicker in warmer...
View ArticleMost Cotton Planting on Hold
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist Most cotton producers are holding off on planting until we get back to warmer sunny conditions and drier soils. In much of our cotton production...
View ArticleKudzu Bug Levels High in 2013?
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist David Orr (NCSU Entomology biocontrol specialist) and I sampled 25, 1-meter kudzu terminals in a kudzu patch on the Dorthea Dix property next to...
View ArticleCotton Planting Conditions for May 6, 2013
The weather forecast for cotton planting is looking better, not great, but much better than we have had lately. At this point we have reached a calendar date where most growers will need to plant...
View ArticleCotton Planting Conditions Update – May 10, 2013
It looks like we have one more dangerous cool spell to deal with during this cotton planting season. According to the predictions I am looking at for Rocky Mount early Monday morning it will be down...
View ArticleKudzu Bug Seedling Soybean Spray (Threshold) Recommendations
Kudzu bug activity has heightened with the warm weather in the past two weeks. Adults are flying from overwintering sites and searching for their reproductive hosts, wisteria, kudzu and soybeans. In...
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