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Dr. Dominic ReisigProfessor and Extension Specialist Entomology & Plant Pathology
NC State Extension, NC State University

Every year, entomologists from the National Cotton States Arthropod Pest Management Working Group are polled on insecticide efficacy. This …

— 7 months ago, Cotton

Bt corn growers are required to plant 20% of their total corn acres to non-Bt corn for resistance management. …

— 10 months ago, Corn

I call the first week of September looper week, and this year has not disappointed. Soybean loopers cannot overwinter …

— 10 months ago, Soybeans

Following the reduced-spray environment brought by Bt cotton, stink bugs became a consistent pest. These were a major concern …

— 12 months ago, Cotton

As I mentioned in a soybean article, corn earworms are early this year, populations are high, and moths are flying. …

— 1 year ago, Corn

For many years, corn earworm has been the top pest in North Carolina soybeans in terms of cost of …

— 1 year ago, Soybeans

With cotton squaring, growers should have someone scouting their fields weekly for tarnished plant bugs. With the dry conditions, …

— 1 year ago, Cotton

Asiatic garden beetle is an invasive insect that is an occasional pest of seedling cotton in North Carolina. In …

— 1 year ago, Cotton

The short answer for thrips is no, and for plant bugs, yes, if it hits threshold. We covered this …

— 1 year ago, Cotton

With planters rolling soon, we urge growers to think about thrips management now. The best source of information for …

— 1 year ago, Cotton

by D. Reisig, A. Post, and Ryan Heiniger Hessian fly is a serious pest of North Carolina wheat. A description …

— 1 year ago, Small Grains

Thanks to the generous support of the Corn Growers Association of North Carolina, and the USDA CCPM program, we have …

— 2 years ago, Corn