Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week ending 7/13/2024
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Posts From Don Cook, Entomologist
Crisis Exemption for Intrepid 2F for Fall Armyworm in Mississippi Rice
Over the last 7 to 10 days, fall armyworm infestations in rice have increased a good bit. Currently pyrethroids are the only products labeled for fall armyworm management in rice. Since 2021 the performance of pyrethroids against fall armyworm has
Southwestern Corn Borer Monitoring – Week Ending 5/25/2024
With corn acres rapidly approaching tassel, southwestern corn borer traps are beginning to be deployed across the state. Limited data is available for this week but will become more abundant as the season progresses.
2024 Thrips Considerations
At-planting: Since the development of widespread resistance to neonicotinoid seed treatments, we have been recommending the use of Acephate (Orthene) at planting, either as an overtreatment at 6.4 oz per cwt or up to a pound in-furrow. For several years,
2024 Mississippi Extension County Meeting Agendas
Agenda_Hinds Co Agro Producers Agenda_Leflore Co Agro Producers Agenda_Monroe Co Agro Producers Mt 26_021324 *start time 9:30 a.m.* Agenda_Union Co Agro Producers Agenda_Tunica Co Agro Producers Agenda_Grenada Co Agro Producers
2024 Extension County Meetings Schedule
Mississippi State University Extension will be hosting several county row crop meetings in February. Each meeting will cover issues specific to the region including management topics on agronomics, insects, weeds, diseases, and economics. A meal will be provided at each
Terminating Insecticides Applications in Cotton
In many areas across the state, acres are quickly approaching the point of insecticide termination. All insect termination suggestions are in terms of NAWF5 plus x heat units. NAWF5 refers to node above white flower 5 or cutout. This is
2023 Tarnished Plant Bug Management and Rainfastness
As tarnished plant bug population begin increasing across the state. It is important to remember some of the best management practices. Use diamond during late squaring and early flower when adults are migrating into cotton field. The highest yield increases
Rice Stink Bug – Endigo ZCX Section 18 in Rice
Rice stink bug infestations in heading rice have increased considerably this week. With the status of pyrethroid resistance in rice stink bug, these products are not the best option especially if infestation levels are high. Tenchu 20SG has provided good
2023 Bollworm Management Decisions for Cotton
As expected and right on time, bollworm moths have started trickling into cotton fields across the state. I would imagine since Deltapine 1646 (Bollgard 2) is actively being phased out, 3-gene cotton varieties (Bollgard 3, Widestrike 3, Twinlink Plus) are
2023 Thrips Organophosphate Resistance Status
For the last several years, we have sent tobacco thrips population to the University of Tennessee for organophosphate bioassay resistance screening. To date, we have the results for three populations (Stoneville, MS; Glendora, MS; Sidon, MS). Populations seem to be
2023 Foliar Insecticide Recommendations for Thrips Management
With the development of resistance to seed treatments, foliar thrips applications are becoming increasingly common. At this point in the growing season, thrips populations are quickly increasing. There have been a number of acres that have already received at least
Final Redbanded Stink Bug Survey of 2023
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of May 3, 2023: Attala- 0/100 sweeps Grenada- 0/ 100 sweeps Kemper- 0/ 100 sweeps Montgomery- 0/ 100 sweeps Neshoba- 0/ 100 sweeps Noxubee- 0/ 100 sweeps Sharkey- 1 adult/ 100 sweeps
