Friday, August 13, 2021

Alabama Cotton Insect Situation August 13, 2021

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As the calendar turns to August the Alabama Cotton Insect Situation has really started to heat up . Plant bugs are still heavy in spots sta...
Monday, July 12, 2021

Alabama Cotton Insect Situation July 12, 2021

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 Tarnished Plant Bugs Immature Tarnished Plant Bug While the peak migration of tarnished plant bugs in central and south Alabama seems to ...
Wednesday, June 16, 2021

Tarnished Plant Bugs on the Move in Alabama

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Over the past few days, we have been hearing reports and have seen infestations of tarnished plant bugs  infesting cotton fields across Alab...
Thursday, March 4, 2021

Thrips Management in Cotton for 2021

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As the 2021 cotton production season approaches, it is time to start preparing for thrips management. Thrips are the dominate insect pest of...
Thursday, February 4, 2021

Looking Back as a Career Winds Down: 50 Years of Cotton IPM in Alabama (1971-2021)

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  I began my career as an Extension entomologist at Auburn University on April 24, 1972. To put that into perspective – Richard Nixon was pr...
Wednesday, August 5, 2020

Cotton Insect Control for Remainder of 2020 Season

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In most seasons, we would be entering t he home stretch for cotton insect control by early August. While this may be true for fields plante...
Monday, July 13, 2020

Thoughts and Tips for Bollworm Scouting on 2 Gene Cotton for 2020

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·        If monitoring 2 gene cotton in 2020, take note of the corn planting window in your area. This plays a large role in the emergen...