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Thrips, mites showing up in Louisiana cotton
Based on thrips species surveys, the breakdown appears to be a 50-50 mix of western flower and tobacco thrips.With much of our cotton planted for 2018, Louisiana is beginning to experience insect...
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Black fly populations kill livestock, deer
Black flies are part of the Simuliidae family and are also known as buffalo gnats or turkey gnats.Livestock producers in the Arkansas Delta are working to protect their animals after a population...
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Arkansas row crop helpline now available
Row crop specialists to post audio reports for growers and consultants. Alerts by text messages.With the help of our IT staff, Arkansas Extension now has a system in place for row crop specialists to...
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My plans for plant bugs in Tennessee cotton
The take home point is we really only have a few modes of action and ‘go to’ products for control of immature plant bugs.As often happens, there is a flurry of activity in early planted cotton. Plant...
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When ticks bite
“It’s important to dispose of ticks properly so you’re not just throwing them back out on your property."With ticks most active in the summertime, families need to know what to do if someone is bitten...
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Uneven Louisiana cotton stands create insect control problems
Uneven cotton stands, result of drought, are causing unusual insect control issues for Louisiana cotton farmers. Drought is creating complications for cotton insect pest control for Louisiana...
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Second Arkansas Soybean College set for Aug. 8
The Soybean College will be limited to 130 participants because organizers want fairly small groups at each of the stops.The second Arkansas Soybean College is set for Aug. 8 at the Newport Research...
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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...
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Thrips, mites showing up in Louisiana cotton
Based on thrips species surveys, the breakdown appears to be a 50-50 mix of western flower and tobacco thrips.With much of our cotton planted for 2018, Louisiana is beginning to experience insect...
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Black fly populations kill livestock, deer
Black flies are part of the Simuliidae family and are also known as buffalo gnats or turkey gnats.Livestock producers in the Arkansas Delta are working to protect their animals after a population...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Arkansas row crop helpline now available
Row crop specialists to post audio reports for growers and consultants. Alerts by text messages.With the help of our IT staff, Arkansas Extension now has a system in place for row crop specialists to...
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My plans for plant bugs in Tennessee cotton
The take home point is we really only have a few modes of action and ‘go to’ products for control of immature plant bugs.As often happens, there is a flurry of activity in early planted cotton. Plant...
View ArticleClik here to view.
When ticks bite
“It’s important to dispose of ticks properly so you’re not just throwing them back out on your property."With ticks most active in the summertime, families need to know what to do if someone is bitten...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Uneven Louisiana cotton stands create insect control problems
Uneven cotton stands, result of drought, are causing unusual insect control issues for Louisiana cotton farmers. Drought is creating complications for cotton insect pest control for Louisiana...
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Second Arkansas Soybean College set for Aug. 8
The Soybean College will be limited to 130 participants because organizers want fairly small groups at each of the stops.The second Arkansas Soybean College is set for Aug. 8 at the Newport Research...
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Bollworms could be 'budget buster' for some Arkansas cotton growers
Worries over growing bollworm populations are amplified by possible resistance to dual gene technology.“The bollworm pressure is decidedly higher than what we’ve seen in the last couple years,” said...
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Tim White: Louisiana consultant/cotton farmer
Farmers in several of the parishes in east central Louisiana have a valuable resource in veteran consultant Tim White.If a farmer has a crop consultant he trusts, it can be almost as valuable as a...
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Mississippi celebrating a decade of no boll weevils
Some of today’s younger cotton farmers have never experienced the destructiveness of the boll weevil that wreaked havoc on U.S. cotton crops for generations.The pest that once cost Mississippi cotton...
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Belchim Crop Protection USA to distribute Tenchu 20SG rice insecticide
Dinotefuran, the active ingredient in Tenchu, shows 7 to 11 days of residual control to protect rice from rice stink bugs and pecky rice. Belchim Crop Protection USA has announced it will be...
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Threecornered alfalfa hopper can be factor in cover crops and cotton
Stewart discusses hopper problem and solutions Threecornered alfalfa hoppers typically feed on soybeans and other legumes. But they can begin defoliating cotton leaves when cotton follows Austrian...
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