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Heat Units and Stink Bugs

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Howdy, This week most of our cotton is bloomed out or around 2-5 nodes above white flower (NAWF), and our later replanted cotton is blooming. We are at and past cutout in most places, other than the later replanted cotton. Cutout occurs when carbohydrate supply equals demand, and vegetative growth ceases. When the plant reaches cutout, no more harvestable fruit is set. This is normally at 4 to 5 NAWF. I’ve included heat unit charts below to help with spray decisions for our insect pests our fields reach cutout…. Read More →

Stink Bugs, Heat Units and Fall Armyworms

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Howdy, I am still looking for rice stink bugs in any crop, we need three more collection locations of those. Give me a call if you have high populations of those in a field or in field margins, and I’ll come get them. I’ve also been recording and editing weekly audio updates with Dr. David Kerns, Tyler Mays, and Dr. David Drake. Our other IPM agents and specialists are recording as well, so if you’d like to hear what’s going on with us or with my coworkers across… Read More →