Insect Control/Disease
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Whitefly Tune-Up
Cotton growers are becoming more creative in treating for whitefly, now that they have a much broader selection of controls.…
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2007 Has Been Nothing Short Of A Plant Bug Nightmare
Leonard is a research entomologist at the LSU Ag Center’s Macon Ridge Station in Winnsboro, LA, and he said that…
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For better nematode control – Know Your Soil Types
Every year, cotton growers face two invisible pests that strike without warning, leaving rows of stunted, withered plants. The root…
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Seed-Treatment Option Enhances Nematicides
Both long-time Arkansas consultant Jan Streeter and grower Charles Williams, III, know that root knot and reniform nematodes can put…
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Plant Bugs Are Enemy No. 1
According to data from Mississippi State University, tarnished plant bugs are not only the No. 1 most damaging pest, they…
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Predictably Predictable
In 2007, information from the Cotton Foundation and Mississippi State University showed that thrips cost growers 145,040 bales. That put…
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Plant Bugs in the Delta
With an abundance of tarnished plant bug devastation from the 2007 season in the rear-view mirror, entomologists and Extension experts…
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The Enigmatic Whitefly
In the grand scheme of things, silverleaf whiteflies are way down on the list of economically damaging pests Beltwide. In…
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Follow The Bouncing Cotton Boll
The recent fluctuation in the futures prices for cotton is deeply unsettling, as there is little precedent for the wild…
