{"id":1777,"date":"2021-05-26T12:07:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:07:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/?p=1777"},"modified":"2021-05-26T12:07:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T17:07:28","slug":"stink-bugs-in-grain-sorghum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/stink-bugs-in-grain-sorghum\/","title":{"rendered":"Stink Bugs in Grain Sorghum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_158\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2015\/06\/Rice-Stink-Bug001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-158\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2015\/06\/Rice-Stink-Bug001-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-158\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rice Stink Bug<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The Stink Bug is a primary insect pest of grain sorghum from bloom until hard dough. The insect feeds directly on the seed, reducing seed weight and yield. The most common stink bug in grain sorghum of the Mid-Coast is the Rice Stink Bug.<\/p>\n<p>Scout sorghum after bloom using a small bucket and beat heads into the bucket and see what is being captured in the bucket. Look here for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=kEmNfkId3Es#action=share\">brief video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2020\/05\/Beat-Bucket-Sorghum.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1417\" src=\"https:\/\/agrilife.org\/mid-coast-ipm\/files\/2020\/05\/Beat-Bucket-Sorghum-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Economic thresholds (ET) have been evaluated and can be determined using tables or equations, but this can be challenging as it requires the grain value, cost of control and number of heads per acre. To add to the difficulty, the ET changes at the crop matures. The milk stage of maturity is the most sensitive to stink bug feeding.<\/p>\n<p>To simplify this process, start by using the following treatment thresholds. (assuming 60,000 heads per acre)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>bloom\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a01 stink bug per head<\/li>\n<li>milk stage\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 0.2 per head (1 bug per 5 heads)<\/li>\n<li>soft dough\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a02 per head<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Control options for rice stink bug includes dimethoate, chlorpyriphos, and carbaryl. Pyrethroid insecticides have been recommended in the past and may be effective, however, check behind pyrethroid applications as field failures have been reported in the past few years.<\/p>\n<p>More Information:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/extensionentomology.tamu.edu\/resources\/management-guides\/sorghum\/\">Managing Insect and Mite Pests of Texas Sorghum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sorghumcheckoff.com\/for-farmers\/grain-production\/growth-and-development\">Sorghum Growth and Development<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Stink Bug is a primary insect pest of grain sorghum from bloom until hard dough. The insect feeds directly on the seed, reducing seed weight and yield. The most common stink bug in grain sorghum of the Mid-Coast is the Rice Stink Bug. Scout sorghum after bloom using a small bucket and beat heads into the bucket and see what is being captured in the bucket. Look here for a\u00a0brief video. 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