Section 18 Emergency Exemption Approved for Transform in Cotton- Plant Bugs
Effective June 15, 2018 and expiring October 30, 2018, Transform has been approved for use in cotton as an …
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Scouting and Treating for Plant Bugs in Squaring Cotton
Article by Dominic Reisig, Guy Collins, and Mohammad Amir-Aghaee Cotton should be scouted for plant bugs from the time it …
Should You Spray for Cotton Thrips?
What is the growth stage of the cotton? I cannot stress the importance of this point. Cotton is the …
At-Planting Thrips Insecticide Recommendations for Cotton (Reisig, Huseth & Collins)
Tobacco thrips are the most common thrips species that infest North Carolina cotton. Because most tobacco thrips populations are …
Considerations for Pyrethroids (Bifenthrin and Others) Used to Manage Bollworm in Cotton and Soybean
Pyrethroids (common examples include Baythroid XL, bifenthrin, Declare, Karate Z, and Mustang Maxx) have been used for managing bollworm …
Manage Bollworm First, but Don't Forget Stink Bugs and Plant Bugs
As predicted, our first bollworm flight into cotton has been early and heavy. While our recommendation still stands to …
Be Prepared to Spray Bollworm in Bt Cotton During 2017
Bollworms are abundant again during 2017. Many survived the winter an emerged early. This could mean trouble for cotton, …
Insecticide Recommendations for Plant Bugs
So far plant bug activity has been normal to a bit on the low side. With more cotton starting …
Check Cotton at First Square for Plant Bugs
Article by Reisig, Collins and Amir-Aghaee Cotton should be scouted for plant bugs from the time it squares until the …
Time to Check Cotton for Thrips
This is just a reminder to check cotton for thrips. It’s a hard reminder when there is so much …
Insecticide Efficacy Results for Corn, Cotton and Soybeans
Extension entomologists are surveyed yearly across the Cotton Belt for how well insecticides and Bt crops are working. These …
Use the Thrips Forecasting Tool to Make Preplant Management Decisions (Kennedy, Chappell, Huseth & Reisig)
http://climate.ncsu.edu/cottonthripsrisk/ Why use this tool? Most everyone knows that you need something preplant for thrips, whether that is an insecticidal …
Managing Bollworms in Bt Cotton Through Season’s End
Written by Drs. Guy Collins and Dominic Reisig As predicted, we have had an extraordinary year for bollworms in Bt …
Bollworm Flight Is On! Light Trap Data for NC Available Here
Light trap data can always be accessed by visiting cotton.ces.ncsu.edu. Scroll over to “links” and down to “light trap …
Section 18 Crisis Exemption Approved for Sivanto Prime on Sweet Sorghum for Sugarcane Aphid
Many thanks to Commissioner Troxler for approving the use of Sivanto Prime for control of sugarcane aphid on sweet …
Be Prepared to Spray Bollworm in Bt Cotton This Year- Change in Recommendation
As noted in this complementary article, bollworm populations have been heavy this year in corn and they are breaking …
Managing Plant Bugs in Blooming Cotton
When cotton blooms, it’s time to switch sampling and thresholds for plant bugs. This previous article covered management of …
Thrips Risk Forecast 2016- Should You Spray?
When did you plant? On average, cotton planted after the 17 of May is safe from thrips. The earlier …
Last Chance! North Carolina Agriculture and Forestry Adaptation Work Group Needs You Help
Dear North Carolina Commodity Crop Producers, North Carolina produces more tobacco and sweet potatoes than any other state and ranks …
US EPA Approves Use of Aldicarb for 2016 Season
The US EPA has approved the use of AgLogic™ 15G Aldicarb Pesticide for the 2016 planting season. Unfortunately for …
Managing Cotton Aphids
Cotton aphids have been more prevalent than normal this year in NC. Treatment is only recommended if the following …
Stink Bug Management in Cotton
This article is focused on management of stink bugs in the Blacklands, Coastal Plain, and eastern Piedmont (primarily brown …
Managing Plant Bugs in Squaring Cotton
Although it looks like plant bugs may be again be an issue in 2015, we don’t need to panic. …
Bollworms in Bt Cotton
We are between flights right now (click here and select “corn earworm” on the right), having experienced our major …