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...
Friday, June 12, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects: Friday June 12, 2026

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This week has been an eventful one for cotton in the southeast. Cotton jassid was documented in Tifton, GA (June 10, okra), Tallassee, AL (J...
Thursday, June 11, 2026

Tales of Insects: Thursday, June 11, 2026

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Update: Cotton Jassid was found at the plant breeding unit in Tallasse, AL this morning (June 11)   The big update for the week comes out of...
Monday, June 1, 2026

Tales of Cotton Insects: Monday June 1, 2026

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Overall, things have been quiet, but that likely is largely due to the rains. A lot folks are finishing up planting and getting started on r...