Insect Control on Forage Crops
R. Brandenburg, D.D. Reisig, and T.L. Billeisen, Entomology and Plant Pathology Insects pests of pastures and forage crops are often …
Field Crops
Should You Spray Bollgard 3, TwinLink Plus, or WideStrike 3 Cotton for Bollworm Resistance Management?
The short answer is no way! The following are data and logic to support this position. First, we have replicated …
Important Changes to Insecticide Recommendations for Corn Earworm and When to Treat
We have a number of effective insecticides for corn earworm in North Carolina soybeans. One of these is the …
Start Scouting for Bollworm
As we have seen in previous years from monitoring corn, Bt resistance is on the rise. They also are …
Stink Bug Management in Cotton
Folks have been noting a fair bit of stink bugs in cotton and earlier than normal this year. Below …
Switch Up Scouting and Spraying for Plant Bugs During Bloom
When cotton blooms, it’s time to switch sampling and thresholds for plant bugs. This previous article covered why you …
Insecticide Recommendations for Tarnished Plant Bug
With more cotton starting to square, ALL cotton in the state should be scouted so that we maintain acceptable …
Scout Before Spraying Stink Bugs in Corn
Corn is susceptible to damage at three stages (roughly): V1 to V6, V14 to VT, and R1 to R4. …
Scouting Tarnished Plant Bug (How Not to Miss a Spray)
As mentioned in the 2019 North Carolina Cotton Information guide, “the key to successful cotton production in North Carolina …
Early-Season Soybean Leaf Puckering, Deformation, and Damage From Herbicides and Insects
By: Dominic Reisig and Wes Everman We handle situations every year regarding early-season leaf injury and damage. This year, the …
Pest Patrol Phone Updates- Another Way to Get Information
One more way to receive information is through the Pest Patrol. The Pest Patrol is a phone hotline that …
True Armyworm in Northeastern NC Wheat- Time to Scout
Article by Dominic Reisig and Angela Post Like 2018, true armyworm has been spotted in northeastern North Carolina wheat over …
Planning for Thrips Infestations in 2019 Cotton (Huseth, Reisig)
Tobacco thrips surveys across the northern coastal plain found moderate numbers of tobacco thrips in weeds and wheat (Bertie, …
Section 18 Emergency Exemption Approved for Transform in 2019 Cotton- Plant Bugs
Effective May 1, 2019, and expiring October 30, 2019, Transform has been approved for use in cotton as an …
Aphids in Wheat
I have received numerous calls within the past week about relatively heavy aphid levels in wheat. The point of …
Choosing an Insecticidal Seed Treatment or in-Furrow for Thrips in Cotton (Reisig, Collins, Huseth)
Lots of folks are wondering what to use downstream for thrips in cotton. It’s critical to not only get …
New European Corn Borer Publication Available
A new publication is now available to update a 1996 version concerning the European corn borer, a major pest …
2018 Regional Insecticide Efficacy Survey Now Available - Cotton, Corn, Soy
Each year the Cotton Belt entomologists are polled concerning insecticide efficacy. You can find these by going to the …
Velvetbean Caterpillar Defoliating Soybeans in Piedmont
I’ve had several reports of velvetbean caterpillar out of the Piedmont area. This is a migratory insect that we …
Soybean Looper Thresholds and Insecticide Recommendation
Soybean loopers have already shown up in coastal counties in higher numbers than usual. As this generation cycles through, …
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