Peanuts
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Brooks County Extension hosted a Weed Control program, for row crop producers, on January 15, 2015. I wanted to share the educational information that I distributed at this meeting. To access the following information, please click on the provided links. Please let me know if you would…
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Brooks County will be hosting a peanut production update meeting next week at 12 noon on Monday Jan. 26th. Dr. Scott Monfort will be the speaker giving us an update on peanut production for 2015. Please join us for this meeting, and be sure to call the office before the event if you intend to come. 1 hour of private and (21) commercial pesticide credits…
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Fortunately, in Georgia (especially in Brooks County) we have a low risk index for cold damage during our peanut growing season. However, this season has not been our typical growing season. As you know, many of our peanut acres were later planted due to excessive rains…
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During this time of the season, (50 to 70 days into season) we are at a critical point in our disease management program. We should continue to maintain our leafspot control programs and implement a good program for prevention of white mold. We have ideal conditions for disease development and activity. Both leafspot and white…
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This week we have a decrease in the number of moth captures. Both tobacco budworm and corn earworm numbers are down. However, we should anticipate cyclic (approximately 4 weeks) increases and decreases in these numbers throughout the season. Typically, we will see a pattern develop of a decrease and within 2 weeks another sharp increase.…
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Please note in this week’s trap numbers, the significant increase in Corn Earworm (CEW) captures. It is important to remember that Bt cottons are not immune to CEW damage. We should be carefully monitoring blooms, bloom tagged bolls, and small bolls for CEW larvae, that is 1/4 inch or greater in length. Larvae of this…
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This week, while evaluating peanuts, I was reminded of a pest that is fairly common but has sporadic activity in peanuts and one we rarely spray for, the Potato Leaf hopper. I wanted to share pictures of hopper burn, a condition that results from leafhopper feeding. It is important that we recognize this damage so…
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I am providing this weeks Tobacco Budworm (TBW) and Corn Earworm (CEW) trap captures. Please take note of the rapid increase of moth numbers found in traps. Also, in communicating with Dr. Phillip Roberts (UGA Extension Entomologist), we have learned that beet armyworms (BAW) are active on pigweed escapes in some areas. During scouting cotton,…
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Please be aware that there have been several reports of worms in peanuts. The foliage feeders that I have observed were Fall Armyworm caterpillars. The treatment threshold for foliage feeding caterpillars in peanuts is 4-8 larvae/row ft. The low level of four caterpillars/row ft. should be used if the peanuts are small and/or stressed. The…
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During the last few weeks, I’ve had several questions and calls concerning Tarnished Plant Bugs. The plant bug builds it’s population in alternate hosts, such as ditches, edge of woods, etc… In general, bug numbers are up so we should be aware of their potential presence in cotton. The increased…