Southwestern Corn Borer Traps – June 24, 2023
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Posts From Don Cook, Entomologist
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
2023 Agronomic Scout School
The Mississippi State Row Crop Team will be hosting three scout schools in 2023. The program will cover insects, disease, fertility, and agronomy. These events are free of charge, and all are welcome. Each scout school will serve as an
Survey Results for Redbanded Stink Bugs
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 24, 2023: Humphreys- 8 adults/100 sweeps Issaquena- 4 adults/ 100 sweeps Leflore- 1 adult/ 100 sweeps Sharkey- 0/ 100 sweeps Sunflower- 2 adults/ 100 sweeps Yazoo- 1 adult and 1
Ditch Bank Survey Results for the week of April 17, 2023
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 17, 2023: Attala- 0/100 sweeps Calhoun- 0/100 sweeps Grenada- 0/100 sweeps Hinds- 12 adults/100 sweeps Kemper- 0/100 sweeps Lauderdale- 0/100 sweeps Leflore- 0/100 sweeps Lowndes- 0/100 sweeps Montgomery- 0/100 sweeps
Redbanded Stink Bug Survey as of 4.13.2023
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 10, 2023: Benton- 0/100 sweeps Calhoun- 0/ 100 sweeps Carroll- 8 adults/ 100 sweeps Chickasaw- 0/ 100 sweeps Choctaw- 0/ 100 sweeps Clay- 0 / 100 sweeps Hinds- 5 adults/
Redbanded Stink Bug Ditch Bank Surveys 4.7.2023
RBSB Ditch Bank Survey results from the week of April 7, 2023: Kemper- 0/100 sweeps Lauderdale- 0/100 sweeps Leake- 1 Adult/100 sweeps Noxubee- 0/100 sweeps Oktibbeha- 0/100 sweeps Rankin- 1 Adult /100 sweeps Scott- 2 Adults/100 sweeps Washington- 1 Adult/100
2023 Recommendations for Thrips Management
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, this
Upcoming Row Crop Extension Meetings
Mississippi State University Extension will be hosting several county row crop meetings this month. 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
2022 Delta Area Rice Meeting- November 10th
The 2022 Delta Area Rice Meeting to be held on Thursday, November 10, at 9:30 am at the Bolivar County Agriculture Center (Milton and Clarence Smith Building) in Cleveland, MS. The meeting will include reports on rice irrigation, agronomy, weed
Redbanded Stink Bug Management and Inclement Weather
Redbanded stink bug (RBSB) has been increasing across the South Delta and many fields have received multiple insecticide applications. Control options for RBSB are relatively limited. Management is typically reliant on acephate plus bifenthrin or one of these actives tank
Cotton and Soybean Insecticide Termination
Cotton: Tarnished plant bugs and bollworms: NAWF 5 + 350 Heat Units Spider Mites: NAWF 5 + 350 Heat Units Soybean looper: NAWF 5 + 350-400 Heat Units Stinkbugs: NAWF 5 + 450 Heat Units Fall Armyworms: NAWF 5 +
Emergency Exemption Approved for Endigo ZC in MS Rice
The MDAC Bureau of Plant Industry recently submitted a Section 18 request to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the use of Endigo ZC to control rice stink bug in rice. The EPA approved that request late yesterday (July 28,
Rice Stink Bug Update – July 22, 2022
Rice stink bug populations appear to be very high in a lot of areas of the Delta this year. To make matters worse, we are getting numerous reports of poor control with pyrethroids. There were several cases reported late last
Spider Mite Recommendations
Over the last several weeks, the weather has been hot and dry and in some areas of the state spider mites have reached treatable thresholds. Rarely do spider mites have even distribution across the field. Generally, they tend to show
