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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

Sugarcane Aphids and Other Pests in Sorghum

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We are finding several insect pests in sorghum fields including sugarcane aphids, sorghum midge and rice stink bugs. I have not been in a field where we did not find sugarcane aphids this week.  Most fields have aphids on more than 80% of the plants but the populations have remained at 5-10 aphids per leaf.  We are finding some fields with isolated leaves having more than 100 aphids as in this picture, but the rest of the leaves in this area of the field had only 1-5 aphids…. Read More →