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Cotton Jassid: Insights From Other Regions on a New Pest

The cotton jassid, also known as the two-spot cotton leafhopper, emerged as a new insect pest of cotton in the United States in 2025 and is anticipated to pose challenges in the 2026 growing…

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Invasive Cotton Jassid Arrives in North Carolina Cotton

Recently we published information on a new invasive pest knocking on the door of North Carolina. Unfortunately this pest has now arrived in Robeson County and, likely, Scotland County cotton.What we…

Cotton jassid adult about 2-3 millimeters in length

Invasive Cotton Jassid is an Emerging Threat to Southeastern Cotton

By Dominic Reisig and Guy CollinsA new invasive insect, the cotton jassid (Amrasca biguttula or two-spot cotton leafhopper), has recently spread from Florida into Alabama, Georgia, and South…

cotton plant dinged up by thrips

Thrips Applications, Insecticide Choice, and Rainfall

Quite a few folks have been wondering about thrips applications, as cotton is still going into the ground, some growers are thinking about a second spray, and we've had cool rainy weather impeding…

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UPDATE on Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

The Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton is now working correctly.This follow up article details how to use best this tool.

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IMPORTANT Message for Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton

The NC State University Thrips Infestation Predictor for Cotton is currently experiencing technical issues and is not forecasting thrips risk accurately.This tool relies on weather data to calculate…

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Pest Alert- Scout for Foliage Feeding From Asiatic Garden Beetle

Asiatic garden beetle is an invasive insect that is an occasional pest of seedling cotton in North Carolina. In 2023, growers noted foliar feeding on a locally sporadic, but regionally widespread,…

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Orthene Resistance Confirmed for Thrips in Cotton: A Suggested Plan Forward

Article by Reisig and HusethSeveral days ago, we mentioned how important it was to check insecticide efficacy for thrips control. In addition to those reasons we mentioned, we have new information…

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Important Alert for Bollgard 3, TwinLink Plus and WideStrike 3 Cotton as Bollworm / Corn Earworm Flight Begins

Article by D. Reisig and A. HusethLight trap catches for bollworm (also known as corn earworm) are up this week in Craven, Duplin, Scotland and Stanly county.Our 21 pheromone trap network has been…

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Spider Mites Are a Problem in Cotton

With hot, dry sustained weather across the state, odd issues are showing up. A couple weeks ago, we had a rash of false chinch bug in some parts of the state. Fortunately they didn't amount to much…