Alabama Insect Blog

From Scott Graham and Ron Smith, Auburn University Extension Entomologists

Thursday, September 3, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects - Thursday September 3, 2026

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Overall, the cotton situation seems sporadic and with all the heat we are getting, the crop is maturing really fast. We have received a few ...
Thursday, August 20, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects – Thursday, August 20, 2026

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The cotton jassid situation has continued to increase over the last week in Alabama and across the lower Southeast. We have received reports...
Thursday, August 13, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects – Thursday, August 13, 2026

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It’s go time. It appears that there is some correlation between meet the teacher and cotton jassid outbreaks in Alabama. Last year, I receiv...
Friday, August 7, 2026

Tales of Insects: Friday, August 7, 2026

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Starting with soybeans, calls have picked up over the past week or so. We are starting to get reports of soybeans loopers in southwest Alaba...
Friday, July 24, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects: Friday July 24, 2026

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Where’s the bugs? That has been the primary question we have gotten over the past week or so. Most calls are folks reporting light insect pr...
Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects: July 8, 2026

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The Alabama cotton insect situation has started to pick up over the past week. Plant bugs are becoming more consistent in some fields and ap...
Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects: June 24, 2026

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Overall, the Alabama cotton insect situation has been relatively quite so far this year. This probably has a lot to do with all the rains we...
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