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Economic Thresholds of Pests in Sorghum Heads

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Maturity of sorghum fields varies widely across the Texas Coast.  While some fields have had harvest aids applied and are being harvested this week, other fields are just beginning to head.  Sorghum maturity is complicated even more in some fields which have parts of the field blooming while other areas of the field are at hard dough. Varying maturity within a field makes for tough decisions on what to protect from insect pests.  Will the young heads be mature when the more mature heads are ready for harvest? … Read More →

Scouting Sorghum with Mixed Maturity

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In the grain sorghum fields of the Mid-Coast, we continue to find sorghum midge, stink bugs, headworms and both sugarcane and yellow sugarcane aphids.  10-20% of the fields have one or more insects at or above economic levels. Many grain sorghum fields in the Mid-Coast have plants with maturity that can range from boot to soft dough.  In some fields these different maturities are in different parts of the fields while other fields have these plants all with in 20 feet of each other.  Many of these fields… Read More →

Crop Scouting Field Meeting – June 15

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Time: Monday, June 15, 9:00 a.m. Location: Calhoun County, Cotton field at corner of FM 1679 and Sanders Rd. Topics: Scouting Cotton and Sorghum CEU: 1 hour IPM

Sorghum Midge, Stink bugs, Headworms, Aphids and more

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We are currently finding a variety of different insects in sorghum fields across the Mid-Coast of Texas.  These pests include Sorghum Midge, Stink bugs, Headworms and Aphids. Field maturity is beginning to be a problem.  we are finding field maturity ranging from 5-7 leaf to soft dough.  Often these fields are near each other and will end up sharing pests from field to field.  Maturity between fields is one problem but some fields have significant differences in maturity across the field depending on where water stood after planting…. Read More →

Crop Scouting Field Meeting – June 8

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Time: Monday, June 8, 9:00 a.m. Location: Calhoun County, Cotton field at corner of FM 1679 and Sanders Rd. Topics: Scouting Cotton and Sorghum CEU: 1 hour IPM