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Tag Archives: Integrated Pest Management
Open Bolls and Stink Bugs
Open Cotton Ben Crumley Howdy, Our grain crops are mostly out of the field. There are spots we’ve been delayed by rain, but for the most part combines are running and we are getting corn and sorghum out of the field. Sorghum yields have mostly been poor due to sprouting and the wet conditions we had earlier, but our corn yields have mostly been fair to good.
Stink Bugs and Cracked Bolls
Open Cotton Ben Crumley Howdy, This week most of our cotton is starting to crack, 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… Read More →
Stink Bugs, Heat Units and Fall Armyworms
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 →
Stink Bugs and Rain
Howdy, I am currently looking for high numbers of rice stink bug in sorghum (even in fields past where they can cause damage), as well as populations of sugarcane aphids to collect. If you’ve got a field with either of those, please give me a call or send me an email. 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… Read More →
Rain, Bollworms and Stink Bugs
Howdy, I am currently looking for high numbers of rice stink bug in sorghum (even in fields past where they can cause damage), as well as populations of sugarcane aphids to collect. If you’ve got a field with either of those, please give me a call or send me an email. 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… Read More →
