Clik here to view.
Incident Team to manage southern pine beetle epidemic
The Mississippi Forestry Commission has highlighted U.S. Forest Service actions regarding southern pine beetles on the National Forests in Mississippi.“Private forest landowners with questions about...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Emergency forum on redbanded stink bug
No cost to attend. Meeting will also be live-streamed at https://www.uaex.edu/live/and recorded for later viewing.August has shaped up as an explosive month for the redbanded stink bug, a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rice seed treatments for insect pests important
Grape colaspis damaged a lot of Arkansas rice this year. Many who didn’t have a neonic seed treatment were hit.In early August, alongside seed treatment rice research plots, Gus Lorenz spoke to several...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Redbanded stink bug and fall armyworm numbers rising
In some field multiple applications needed for controlIn the state of Arkansas, 2017 has been a year when redbanded stink bugs are gaining ground.“They overwintered in crimson clover planted along...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Charles Parker honored for years of work eradicating the boll weevil
Cotton producer Charles Parker faced a myriad number of challenges to help rid farmers of the pest.The idea that you could eradicate the boll weevil from an area as large as the eastern U.S. Cotton...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Transform Section 18 for Mid-South, Elevore approval expected for 2018
Mid-South growers started seeing high plant bug populations as cotton acres reached the early to mid-bloom growth stage in mid-July.As Mid-South cotton acres reached the early to mid-bloom growth stage...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The variable oakleaf caterpillar returns: noisy, messy but harmless
Showing up in southwest Arkansas countiesAs scourges go, the return of the variable oakleaf caterpillar is pretty mild. But they do have a way of getting your attention.Cooperative Extension Service...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Report sightings of brown marmorated stink bugs
Where they occur, they become serious household pests by invading homes and buildings in large numbers in the fall.Brown marmorated stink bugs took up residence in the Northeast nearly 20 years ago,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Southern pine beetles threaten Mississippi’s trees
Southern pine bark beetle outbreaks are especially bad on national forestland.Mississippi is having a breakout of tiny beetles that use pheromones to gather sufficient numbers of reinforcements to...
View ArticleLSU AgCenter entomologists receive national awards
LSU entomologists, grad students receive Entomological Society of America awardsAn LSU AgCenter entomologist and two entomology graduate students received awards from the Entomological Society of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Tri-State Soybean Forum: Record yields possible in 2018
Forum focuses on pest control, fertilization, and market outlook for soybean farmers in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi.Producers in Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi may see record soybean...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cover crops: Challenges, advantages
The recent spread of herbicide-resistant weeds has brought increased interest in cover crops as a management tool.Producers who plant winter crops with no intention of harvesting them reap the benefits...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Winter’s cold may help control only some insects
Cold winter temperatures don’t affect insect numbers as much as we might wish.Mississippi temperatures got into the single digits this winter, which many people think of as bug-killing weather, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
How to manage sugarcane aphid in grain sorghum
More producers are considering growing grain sorghum again in 2018.Arkansas grain sorghum acreage has varied dramatically over the last few years due to grain prices and more recently due to the threat...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Control plant bugs, thrips in cotton
Plant bugs can be a pest in cotton beginning at pinhead square, on through cut-out.Scout and spray: That’s how Mid-South cotton growers effectively manage plant bugs, says Scott Stewart, University of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Corn fostering Bt-resistant worms’ move to cotton
Resistant bollworms coming out of corn and into cotton.Extension entomologists say some of the older commercially available Bt cotton varieties remain important tools in pest management strategies, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Arkansas weevil eradication force ramps up with expected cotton acre rise
Rebate headed to 2017 growers mailboxDid you grow cotton in Arkansas last year? If so, a rebate is headed your way.The reason has to do with boll weevils — or, more precisely, the eradication program...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Biopesticide offers new form of control for bollworms, budworms
Helicoverpa NPV is found in nature as a pest of certain caterpillars. It does not kill other pests, and is harmless to humansA host-specific virus is being used to control bollworms and budworms in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
It took years and many millions, but boll weevil finally conquered
Mississippi was declared weevil-free in 2009. The last boll weevil in Louisiana was trapped in 2010, and the state was declared weevil-free in 2012. The concept, organization, and implementation of the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cotton blue disease – aphid-transmitted virus
Cotton blue disease symptoms include mosaic cupping and thickening of the dark blue/green leaves, yellowed leaf veins, and dwarfing of the plant.A virus that is previously known to be vectored by...
View Article