
Detection of Cotton Leafroll Dwarf Virus (CLRDV) in North Carolina
Contributing Authors: Dominic Reisig, Guy Collins, and Lindsey Thiessen Detection of CLRDV in North Carolina In late August of 2019, Cotton …
Contributing Authors: Dominic Reisig, Guy Collins, and Lindsey Thiessen Detection of CLRDV in North Carolina In late August of 2019, Cotton …
Cercospora leaf spot of cotton (Fig. 1), caused Cercospora gossypina (syn. Mycosphaerella gossypina), has been observed across North Carolina cotton growing …
The short answer is no way! The following are data and logic to support this position. First, we have replicated …
As we have seen in previous years from monitoring corn, Bt resistance is on the rise. They also are …
Folks have been noting a fair bit of stink bugs in cotton and earlier than normal this year. Below …
When cotton blooms, it’s time to switch sampling and thresholds for plant bugs. This previous article covered why you …
With more cotton starting to square, ALL cotton in the state should be scouted so that we maintain acceptable …
As mentioned in the 2019 North Carolina Cotton Information guide, “the key to successful cotton production in North Carolina …
One more way to receive information is through the Pest Patrol. The Pest Patrol is a phone hotline that …
Effective May 1, 2019, and expiring October 30, 2019, Transform has been approved for use in cotton as an …
Lots of folks are wondering what to use downstream for thrips in cotton. It’s critical to not only get …
Each year the Cotton Belt entomologists are polled concerning insecticide efficacy. You can find these by going to the …
Another bollworm flight is on and, from the looks of it, there are many more moths in the system …
Article by Reisig and Collins To answer this question, you need to know when the field first reached cutout, which …
Well it is definitely mid-season cotton management time here in North Carolina. Lots of questions on a complex of …
We are seeing as many, or more breakthroughs in Bt corn this year compared to last. Bollworms that are …
Please consider attending a scouting school this summer. We will post as they become available. Here is information on …
When cotton blooms, it’s time to switch sampling and thresholds for plant bugs. This previous article covered management of …
Effective June 15, 2018 and expiring October 30, 2018, Transform has been approved for use in cotton as an …
Article by Dominic Reisig, Guy Collins, and Mohammad Amir-Aghaee Cotton should be scouted for plant bugs from the time it …
What is the growth stage of the cotton? I cannot stress the importance of this point. Cotton is the …
Tobacco thrips are the most common thrips species that infest North Carolina cotton. Because most tobacco thrips populations are …
Pyrethroids (common examples include Baythroid XL, bifenthrin, Declare, Karate Z, and Mustang Maxx) have been used for managing bollworm …
As predicted, our first bollworm flight into cotton has been early and heavy. While our recommendation still stands to …
Bollworms are abundant again during 2017. Many survived the winter an emerged early. This could mean trouble for cotton, …
So far plant bug activity has been normal to a bit on the low side. With more cotton starting …
Article by Reisig, Collins and Amir-Aghaee Cotton should be scouted for plant bugs from the time it squares until the …
This is just a reminder to check cotton for thrips. It’s a hard reminder when there is so much …
Extension entomologists are surveyed yearly across the Cotton Belt for how well insecticides and Bt crops are working. These …
http://climate.ncsu.edu/cottonthripsrisk/ Why use this tool? Most everyone knows that you need something preplant for thrips, whether that is an insecticidal …
Written by Drs. Guy Collins and Dominic Reisig As predicted, we have had an extraordinary year for bollworms in Bt …
Light trap data can always be accessed by visiting cotton.ces.ncsu.edu. Scroll over to “links” and down to “light trap …
Many thanks to Commissioner Troxler for approving the use of Sivanto Prime for control of sugarcane aphid on sweet …
As noted in this complementary article, bollworm populations have been heavy this year in corn and they are breaking …
When cotton blooms, it’s time to switch sampling and thresholds for plant bugs. This previous article covered management of …
When did you plant? On average, cotton planted after the 17 of May is safe from thrips. The earlier …
Dear North Carolina Commodity Crop Producers, North Carolina produces more tobacco and sweet potatoes than any other state and ranks …
The US EPA has approved the use of AgLogic™ 15G Aldicarb Pesticide for the 2016 planting season. Unfortunately for …
Cotton aphids have been more prevalent than normal this year in NC. Treatment is only recommended if the following …
This article is focused on management of stink bugs in the Blacklands, Coastal Plain, and eastern Piedmont (primarily brown …
Although it looks like plant bugs may be again be an issue in 2015, we don’t need to panic. …
We are between flights right now (click here and select “corn earworm” on the right), having experienced our major …