Cotton Fleahoppers have been the primary insect pest of concern thus far in the cotton production season.  The fleahopper is still being found above economic thresholds in some fields across Calhoun, Refugio and Victoria Counties. Scout for fleahoppers until the first week of bloom.  By this time, we usually have most of the fruit we will harvest beyond pinhead-square which is the size susceptible to the cotton fleahopper. We conducted an insecticide screening trial on a field in Victoria County this past week.  All five insecticides performed as desired. … Read More →