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
Article by Jack Bacheler: Our annual North Carolina Consultants Cotton Survey provides a realistic picture of the status of our cotton major insects and how they were managed by a group that accounted for approximately 1/3 of our state’s total … Continue reading
The short answer is NO! Read on for a more detailed explanation. Economic thresholds are based on the concept of economic injury. Economic injury is the point at which the cost of a management action is equal to the injury … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler With most areas of the state receiving significant rainfall this week, we hope our recent trend of building mite levels will be reversed. Also, where cotton aphid outbreaks are present, plant stress should also be down … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler Bollworm Moth Flight Coming With our major bollworm moth flight perhaps 2 weeks away as of July 5 in our southern counties, and with essentially all of our cotton planted to Bollgard II and WideStrike varieties, … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler. Cotton Insects and Weather As always, our unfolding ‘cotton insect pest year’ will be influenced by present and upcoming weather patterns. Although most areas of the state presently have adequate moisture, our present and predicted upcoming … Continue reading
Article by Jack Bacheler: Article by Jack Bacheler: Cotton Development Accelerating As all cotton producers know, once cotton reaches the fifth or sixth true leaf stage, it really seems to jump in development if moisture conditions are adequate. With wet … Continue reading