- June 12th (Tuesday) 2012; Autaugaville, Alabama- County Agricultural Center
- June 13th (Wednesday) 2012; Headland, Alabama- Wiregrass Research Center
- June 19th (Tuesday) 2012; Belle Mina, Alabama- Tennessee Valley Research Center
All meetings begin at 8:30 AM
Contact
Person: Dr. Tim Reed (256-627-3450) or Dr.
Ron Smith (334-332-9501)
Note: Dr. Austin Hagan will discuss cotton diseases at the
Autaugaville and Headland sites. Dr. Tim Reed will cover soybean insects at all
three sites.
Following are thirteen questions that represent the type of
information that will be discussed.
1.
Why are grasshoppers easier to control in
March/early April than May?
2.
If a foliar is needed for thrips suppression,
when is the ideal stage of cotton to apply it?
3.
If you see damage to cotyledon stage cotton (no
till) planted behind corn residue, what is the most likely culprit: snails,
slugs, or pill bugs?
4.
What is the best method to determine when plant
bug controls are needed in pre-bloom cotton?
5.
How would you measure the number of tarnished
plant bugs in post bloom cotton?
6.
You are at week four or five of bloom, what
would be the threshold for stink bugs?
7.
Under what conditions (situation) would a
phosphate insecticide give better control of stink bugs than a pyrethroid?
8.
What new thrips insecticide entered the market
this season and does not flare aphids or spider mites?
9.
Suppose you find high numbers of fall armyworms
feeding on grass in your cotton field border- should you prepare to spray the
cotton?
10.
How old does a green boll need to be to be safe
from stink bug damage?
11.
Under what conditions would aphids be more of an
economic pest or problem?
12.
At what stage is cotton normally beyond thrips
injury?
13.
How long should you wait to evaluate control
behind a stink bug spray?
