Cotton In Southeast: A Plant Bug Year Shaping Up – AgFax
Plant bugs are very much a part of the landscape in portions of the Southeast, and more cotton is being […]
View ArticleSouthern Grains – Plenty On Pests, Diseases Developing – AgFax
Armyworms push north, southern corn rust reported in North Carolina, plenty of rain – for better or for worse – […]
View ArticleVirginia Peanuts: Worm Potential This Season, Be Vigilant
Reports are coming in about infestations of both beet armyworm and tobacco budworm in peanut fields in Georgia and South […]
View ArticleCotton In Southeast – Aphids Crashing, Stink Bug Sprays Start – AgFax
Aphids are crashing in at least some fields in the lower Southeast. We’re hearing reports from both Alabama and Georgia […]
View ArticleSoybeans Fields in Midsouth Face Bollworms, Sugarcane Aphids – AgFax
Southern corn rust has become pronounced enough in North Carolina that Extension personnel recommended Thursday that growers apply an appropriate […]
View ArticlePeanut Insects Forcing Decisions In Some Southern Fields – AgFax
Lesser cornstalk borers have developed into a bigger problem than usual in parts of Georgia. Foliage feeders of various kinds […]
View ArticleCotton – Plant Bugs, Stink Bugs Overlapping In Parts Of Southeast – AgFax
Stink bugs are being treated on a wider basis and are overlapping in places with plant bugs. Plant bugs have […]
View ArticleSouthern Soybean Insect Situation Gets Complicated – AgFax
The usual suspects are turning up, plus the situation will be complicated by kudzu bugs in beans and white sugarcane […]
View ArticlePeanuts: Worms Still Building In SE; Rains Boost West’s Crop – AgFax
More worm applications started in parts of the Southeast over the last week. Velvetbean caterpillars and soybean loopers are showing […]
View ArticleCotton In Southeast – Stink Bugs Build But Plant Bugs, Aphids Linger – AgFax
Plant bugs remain a factor in portions of our coverage area. In places they’re maybe tapering off, while in other […]
View ArticlePeanuts: “Wormy” Year Continues In SE; Crop In West Looks Nice – AgFax
Worms are being treated on a wider basis in the Southeast. The mix varies but can include corn earworms, fall […]
View ArticleSouthern Soybeans – Insects Picking Up In Places – AgFax
A variety of insects are being treated in soybeans. You name it and somebody this week has mentioned it. Sugarcane […]
View ArticleCotton: Brown Marmorated Makes Its First Economic Appearance – AgFax
Brown marmorated stink bugs have been found causing economic damage in cotton, the first known case of this, at least […]
View ArticleSouthern Grain: Stink Bugs Building In Soy; Sugarcane Aphid Spreads – AgFax
Stink bugs are building on a wider basis in soybeans. Bollworms, fall armyworms and a host of other caterpillar pests […]
View ArticleSoutheast Cotton – Late Insects Forcing Tough Decisions – AgFax
Stink bugs are still being sprayed in places and decisions also are being made about plant bugs in some later […]
View ArticleCotton – Southeast – More Open Bolls, Lingering Pests – AgFax
Cotton bolls are opening on a wider basis. No defoliation reported yet, although some drought-stressed fields are probably ready in […]
View ArticleVirginia: Fall Armyworm Moth Counts Unusually High
For the past several years we have been using pheromone traps to monitor fall armyworm moth flights at the Tidewater […]
View ArticleVirginia Soybeans: Corn Earworms Low But Plenty Resistant
Although we hear rumors of worms in soybean fields, our scouting does not confirm this. We are finding almost none […]
View ArticleDelta Soybean Yields Start Strong; Sugarcane Aphid Marches On – AgFax
Soybean harvest widened in the Midsouth, with impressive early yields. Florida and Georgia reported that the voracious sugarcane aphid had […]
View ArticlePeanut Harvest Gains Momentum In SE, Starts In Delta – AgFax
More peanut harvest activity is underway in the lower Southeast. Midsouth farmers have started digging a few fields, too.
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