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
Article by Jack Bacheler: Rainfall and Thrips on Cotton With the plentiful to excessive rainfall throughout most of the state this past week, although bad news for weed management, this is good news for limiting thrips levels and their damage. … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler: Thrips really began “asserting themselves” this week. All of our May 1 and 2 planted seed treatments, with the exception of one seed treatment with a mega-rate of imidacloprid, were pretty banged up today at the … Continue reading
Thrips Update on Cotton Depending on location, planting date and moisture level, thrips populations and their threat to cotton is probably all over the map this week. Approximately a week ago, Dr. George Kennedy’s tobacco thrips weather model suggested that … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler Thrips waiting to ‘pounce’? With cotton planting seriously getting underway during the first couple of days in May, thrips have not yet played their hand. This will probably change next week during the third week in … Continue reading
Cotton Thrips Some of our earlier cotton is now passing the first leaf stage. I heard of one grower who had already sustained thrips injury at the first leaf stage and was wondering if he should have sprayed. North Carolina … Continue reading
Thrips adults are active and colonization of emerged cotton is underway. I identified adults from cotton planted on 21 March and on 13 April. All adults were tobacco thrips, with the exception of a single soybean thrips. In addition, there … Continue reading
With our mid-40 degree nights for the first part of this week, most cotton producers have smartly delayed planting until warmer temperatures. Some planting could be underway this coming Thursday or Friday by the adventurous. For a nice change, adequate … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler: With cotton planting just around the corner for most producers, and with thrips eagerly awaiting the emergence of the first cotton seedlings, beginning next week we will turn our attention to cotton insects. However, this short … Continue reading
Early start? With our exceptionally warm winter and good moisture levels, at this point it looks like thrips flights into cotton could be both large and early this year. Upper Southeast thrips haven: As most cotton producers in our area … Continue reading