Keep an eye out for bollworms in sorghum AND cotton...
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Friday, July 28, 2017
Friday, July 21, 2017
Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Jul 21
Cotton is blooming and sugarcane aphids are slowly trickling into the High Plains!
Click here to read more in this week's IPM newsletter.
Click here to read more in this week's IPM newsletter.
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Cotton Aphids
Seeing some cotton aphids lately? They typically show up in cotton when insecticides targeting other pests remove natural enemies that keep aphid populations under control. Cotton aphids are also more common in later planted fields. Small numbers of aphids are not a bad thing! They will attract beneficials to the crop that will in turn feed on other pests such as bollworms.
Sometimes, however, the infestations can get quite large and their feeding will rob the plant of the nutrients it needs for boll development. The other issue we encounter is their honeydew, a sugary substance secreted by aphids after they feed on plant sap. The honeydew can get into open bolls and cause sticky cotton, which greatly reduces the quality.
Our cotton entomologist, Dr. Suhas Vyavhare, has put together a fact sheet on cotton aphids and their management. Click here to check it out!
Sometimes, however, the infestations can get quite large and their feeding will rob the plant of the nutrients it needs for boll development. The other issue we encounter is their honeydew, a sugary substance secreted by aphids after they feed on plant sap. The honeydew can get into open bolls and cause sticky cotton, which greatly reduces the quality.
Our cotton entomologist, Dr. Suhas Vyavhare, has put together a fact sheet on cotton aphids and their management. Click here to check it out!
Friday, July 14, 2017
Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Jul 14
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Friday, July 7, 2017
Friday, June 30, 2017
Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter, Jun 30
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Have a happy and safe 4th of July!
Monday, June 26, 2017
SCA found in Lubbock Co
Yesterday, Sunday Jun 25, I found a small colony of sugarcane aphids on sorghum in southern Lubbock. Now is the time to increase scouting efforts if you have any sorghum acreage to keep an eye on this pest.
See this special edition of the Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter of the SCA and check out the Texas Sugarcane Aphid News Blog for management strategies specific to the High Plains!
Call me if you have any questions or concerns.
See this special edition of the Southern High Plains IPM Newsletter of the SCA and check out the Texas Sugarcane Aphid News Blog for management strategies specific to the High Plains!
Call me if you have any questions or concerns.
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