I’ve received several reports of sugarcane beetle damaging corn fields across the state, as have some of my colleagues in neighboring states. If you’re curious about how to diagnose the injury, I suggest this blog article. Last year I had … Continue reading
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Kudzu bug activity has heightened with the warm weather in the past two weeks. Adults are flying from overwintering sites and searching for their reproductive hosts, wisteria, kudzu and soybeans. In the meantime, they can be found nearly everywhere. I … Continue reading
It looks like we have one more dangerous cool spell to deal with during this cotton planting season. According to the predictions I am looking at for Rocky Mount early Monday morning it will be down into the low to … Continue reading
The weather forecast for cotton planting is looking better, not great, but much better than we have had lately. At this point we have reached a calendar date where most growers will need to plant through cool spells in order … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist David Orr (NCSU Entomology biocontrol specialist) and I sampled 25, 1-meter kudzu terminals in a kudzu patch on the Dorthea Dix property next to the NCSU Centennial Campus yesterday. For kudzu vines just … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist Most cotton producers are holding off on planting until we get back to warmer sunny conditions and drier soils. In much of our cotton production region, degree days above 60 are just barely … Continue reading
Fortunately this has not been a bad year for cereal leaf beetle. Unfortunately, in places where the beetle has been found, it has been developing very slowly. The beetle develops quicker in warmer weather, which means that it will reach … Continue reading
The weather forecast for cotton planting continues look pretty dismal for the remainder of the week. Looking at the weather forecast it looks like we will have a warming trend planting conditions will be pretty decent next week. Growers who … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler, NCSU Extension Entomologist Throughout the growing season we will try to keep producers, consultants and agents up to date on the “insect conditions” in North Carolina and how to manage situations before and as they arise. … Continue reading