Tag Archives: Wharton County IPM

Wrapping Up Cotton

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Howdy yall, A lot of our cotton is defoliated and I’ve seen many pickers running. There is still a bit of cotton waiting for defoliation, especially if it was irrigated, but for the most part we are wrapping this growing season up.   Cotton Field in Jackson County Kate Crumley Defoliation is usually recommended at over 60% open bolls, or 4 nodes above cracked boll. For more information, here are links to a defoliation guide from the Texas Row Crop Newsletter, the 2022 Mid South Defoliation Test, 2019 Mid South Defoliation… Read More →

Stink Bugs in Soybeans and Open Cotton

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Howdy yall, We had some scattered rain and coastal showers the last few days, but I know a lot places are still pretty dry.  This week I was able to spend a little more time in soybeans as well as the usual cotton scouting. I found red banded stink bugs pretty easily in the couple spots when using a sweep net to check, so we do need to be looking closely for those. The economic threshold for redbanded stink bugs in soybeans is 16 stink bugs per 100… Read More →

Harvest and Defoliation

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Howdy, We are harvesting cotton, and I am happy to see module trucks rolling and gins running. The 6 and 11 days after treatment (DAT) ratings for the cotton harvest aid study for Wharton, Texas are below. The initial treatment was made on August 20, and the second on September 2, 2021. The cotton harvest aid study for this site was conducted on a field of Phytogen 332 planted on March 21, 2021. If you are having trouble viewing the results, a larger version can be found here. Defoliation Test… Read More →