Bollworms Attack Some Texas Cotton, Sorghum
By Steve Byrns, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Insect damage to crops is ramping up across Texas, said Dr. David Kerns, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service integrated pest management state...
View ArticleHow Aggressive Should Bollworm Treatments Be?
Bollworm moths are becoming more common in Mid-South cotton, with eggs and small larvae visible in many places. Consultants are also reporting square damage and damage to small bolls under bloom tags....
View ArticleEarly Whitefly Detection Key to Successful Control
By Clint Thompson, University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Photo credit: University of Georgia Populations of whiteflies are “unusually high” in Georgia cotton fields...
View ArticleLooking Ahead to Cutout and Terminating Insect Treatments
With many growers still actively treating plant bugs, whitefly, bollworm and other cotton pests, it’s also appropriate to look ahead at the proper timing for terminating insecticide treatments. In a...
View ArticleWhitefly Control Key Topic at Georgia Meetings
During winter production meetings, University of Georgia entomologists are stressing the need to eliminate host plants to help avoid whitefly issues this year.
View ArticleTexas Receives Transform Section 18 for Plant Bugs in Cotton
EPA has approved the Section 18 Emergency Exemption for use of Transform WG in Texas to control plant bugs in cotton during 2018.
View ArticleTransform Adding Cotton, Sorghum Exemptions
Multiple Section 18 emergency use exemptions from the U.S. EPA for Transform WG insecticide are welcome news to cotton and sorghum growers.
View ArticleTransition Time for Bollworm Control
Increased bollworm damage in dual-gene Bt traits has entomologists looking to newer 3-gene technologies to help manage control and costs.
View ArticleBiopesticide Option for Bollworm, Budworm Control
A host-specific virus is being used to control bollworms and budworms in Arkansas crops.
View ArticleIn-Crop Needs Drive Transform Momentum
Transform insecticide annually overcomes regulatory hurdles to remain a vital crop protection tool.
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