Tag Archives: Soybean

Stink Bugs in Sorghum, Cotton and Soybeans

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We have reached the time of the growing season when Stink Bugs are the primary pest in most of the row crops on the Texas coast. Sorghum maturity is from bloom to soft dough and will be susceptible to stink bugs until hard dough. Scout for stink bugs and headworms using a bucket to beat sorghum heads into until you have sampled 10.  Then stop and count the stink bugs and headworms in the bucket.  This should be done at 10-20 places per field and average the number of stink bugs… Read More →

Insects in the Field this Week – 5/12/07

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There are a number of insects to be on the lookout for this week in the Grain Sorghum, Cotton and Soybeans of the Texas Coast. Grain Sorghum Grain sorghum fields vary widely with regard to crop maturity. The older fields are blooming and the youngest fields are 4-6 leaf. All sorghum fields should be monitored weekly for insect pests. The one insect that can cause problems season long is the Sugarcane Aphid. I have found them in low numbers along field margins and expect to see populations rise… Read More →

Mid-Coast IPM Update

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Harvest has begun for both grain sorghum and corn.  Thus far I have heard reports of sorghum yield ranging between 6000 and 7500 lbs/acre. Sugarcane aphids continue to be found in sorghum fields in relatively low numbers.  This insect can reduce yield until hard dough.  The aphid can contribute to harvest difficulty after black layer by producing sticky honeydew.  The honeydew can stick plant material together as it goes through the combine.  In worse cases, this can clog the feeder or cause grain to pass out of the… Read More →

New Guide for Managing Soybean Insects in Texas

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Texas A&M AgriLife Entomology has produced a new guide for managing the insect pests of soybeans. This guide was updated to reflect changes in pest management strategies as well as include many color pictures. One of the changes in this version is updated management tactics for stink bugs.  The economic threshold for stink bugs has changed with the red-banded stink bug becoming more prominent over the past decade. In addition to other changes, the tables of insecticides labeled for control if insect pests of soybeans was also updated… Read More →

Pest Management News – May 7, 2015

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General Conditions This year looks like it will be full of challenges to profitable crop production. While rainfall is always welcome, excessive rainfall for an extended period of time can be as harmful as it is beneficial. Corn planted before the rain began in February may have suffered from the cold temperatures but most of it is up and looks fairly good. Much of the remaining crops are later than normal. Generally speaking, later planted crops tend to have more insect problems. In addition, weather issues can become… Read More →