Invasive Cotton Jassid Arrives in North Carolina Cotton
Recently we published information on a new invasive pest knocking on the door of North Carolina. Unfortunately this pest …
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Invasive Cotton Jassid is an Emerging Threat to Southeastern Cotton
By Dominic Reisig and Guy Collins A new invasive insect, the cotton jassid (Amrasca biguttula or two-spot cotton leafhopper), has …
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests
Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, …
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests- Soybean Looper Numbers Up
Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, …
Check Fields for Soybean Aphid
Soybean aphid has been more prevalent this year than normal, especially in eastern North Carolina. This is one of …
Light and Pheromone Trap Captures for Caterpillar Pests
Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, …
Corn Earworm Flight Has Started- Scouting Tips
Corn earworm moth catches have been ticking up across the state this week, especially in southern counties of the …
Soybean Looper Defoliation Guide
Authors: Igor Sulzbacher Schardong (NC State University), Dominic D. Reisig (NC State University), Berenice Romero (Louisiana State University), Jeff Davis, (Louisiana State …
Important Change to North Carolina Soybean Defoliation Thresholds After Beginning Flowering (R1)
Soybean can tolerate considerable defoliation before it loses yield. Common major defoliating pest species in NC include bean leaf …
Bt Corn and Refuge: Smart Planting for Long-Term Success
Article by Alexis Alsdorf, NC State Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology PhD student Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm or bollworm) …
Insecticide Recommendations for Tarnished Plant Bug
As cotton starts to square, it’s time for growers to check their fields every week for tarnished plant bugs. …
Thrips Applications, Insecticide Choice, and Rainfall
Quite a few folks have been wondering about thrips applications, as cotton is still going into the ground, some …