Grain Sorghum IPM 5/30/25

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Grain sorghum fields range from bloom to soft dough. We are still finding stink bugs in sorghum fields, average fields have 1 stink bug per head but some are higher.Treatment thresholds are low at bloom and increase as the grain matures.  Some of the fields have leaf footed bugs. These insects can be considered as stink bugs since they feed in a similar manner. Sugarcane aphid numbers were low this week.  Continue to monitor for aphids when scouting for stink bugs and headworms. More Grain Sorghum pest management… Read More →

2025 South Texas Crop Tours

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Below are dates and additional information for crop tours in South Texas. San Patricio County Tuesday, June 3, 2025 Jackson County Monday, June 9, 2025 Flier Dewitt County Tuesday, June 10, 2025 Flier Refugio County Wednesday, June 11, 2025 Flier Matagorda County Thursday, June 12, 2025 Victoria County Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Flier Calhoun County Tuesday, June 17, 2025 Flier Fayette County Thursday, June 19, 2025 Colorado County Thursday, June 19, 2025

Grain Sorghum IPM Update 5/25/25

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Sorghum field maturity ranges from pre-boot to post bloom milk stage. Much of the area has blooming sorghum fields. While the field blooms scout for midge every morning between 8:30 and noon.  After noon, the adult midge have completed their life cycle and die.  Use the table below to determine your economic threshold for managing midge. We began to find rice stink bugs in sorghum fields this week from Refugio to Victoria. Rice stink bugs can be very damaging to sorghum at bloom and their damage lessens at… Read More →

Cotton IPM Update 5/25/25

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Cotton maturity ranges from early bloom to pinhead square. Squaring cotton should still be monitored for cotton fleahoppers.  Once cotton begins to bloom, we tend to consider the field safe from cotton fleahopper.  The field can be considered safe if fruit retention is sufficiently high to meet its expected yield potential.  The reason I think the field is safe is cotton fleahoppers cause fruit shed to small squares, pinhead sized or smaller and the plants should have enough fruit matchhead square or older. When the crop begins to… Read More →

Field Meetings and Crop Tours

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Cotton Scouting Clinic – June 19 Time: 9 am. Location: Cotton field east of Port Lavaca on FM 1979, just SW of Sanders Rd. (Look for the Texas A&M AgriLife Truck) At this clinic we will discuss the current cotton growing conditions and the insect pests we expect to find and how to scout for them.   Crop Tours will be held in June.  The schedule will be as follows: June 11 Austwell Crop Tour, Morning tour beginning at the Austwell Community Center Bonnieview Crop Tour, Afternoon tour… Read More →