Over the last week, I have received calls and talked with farmers from both Pasquotank and Pamlico Counties about Hessian fly. Both of these counties seem to have historical Hessian fly issues, not only because of rotations (continuous wheat after … Continue reading
Light trap counts for adult corn earworm moths are up across the state. The question is if this will mirror 2010-2011, bringing a heavy sustained flight and developing into treatable situations, or if this flight will develop like “normal” (someone … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler In addition to stink bugs, plant bugs appear to be on the high side in some eastern county cotton fields, with one report of 50% dirty blooms in Chowan County. Although we do not recommend treating … Continue reading
Last week I reported that survivorship of corn earworm in North Carolina adult vial tests was low- 18% (see previous article here). This has not changed for this location. Survivorship of adult male moths in this location was 12%. At … Continue reading
Corn earworm picking up in soybeans and there are a lot of questions. How big will this flight be? Will tobacco budworm show up in concert with earworm? Are the earworm moths resistant to pyrethroids? At this point, the first … Continue reading