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I wanted to provide a quick reference chart for common pests in cotton and recommended treatment thresholds. I hope a condensed chart will be useful and save time. Please refer to the Georgia Pest Management Handbook for cotton insecticide options or call our office at 263-4103 or my cell phone @ 305-7047. PEST THRESHOLD Aphid…
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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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In the last several years, many growers have experienced great success planting soybeans behind corn silage or traditional corn harvested early. This double crop production system with soybeans has proved to be advantageous in the control of weeds and economically beneficial. The price of soybeans has provided an economic incentive to add an additional crop…
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The Brooks County Extension office has a position available in Agriculture & Natural Resources (ANR). I wanted to share the position announcement from UGA extension that includes information on how to apply. This position will be posted through July 27th, 2014 and all applications must be received by this date. Please share this information with…
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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…
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Tobacco Budworm Corn Earworm I will provide weekly updates to you related to our pheromone trap captures. Of course, as we would expect, this week’s numbers are very low. But we can watch the progression throughout the growing season and possibly anticipate required sprays based on counts. Please click on the link below for further…
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I wanted to share with you a free mobile app that I have found to be quick and easy to use when calibrating a sprayer. I simply enter the parameters that is requested and select the method that you want the app to calculate. I usually request the app to figure volume/area. After, I collect…
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I wanted to share water requirement information, provided in the following chart, and demonstrate the importance of water/irrigation during squaring. Dr. Guy Collins and Dr. Jared Whitaker (UGA agronomist) have provided weekly water requirements for cotton. The first chart recommends 1″ of water per week, during the first three weeks of squaring. Although, this is…
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At this point, much of the earlier planted cotton is squaring and it is time to consider our options and begin applying plant growth regulators (PGRs). I want to share information related to the timing of these applications and various strategies we can use with PGRs. First, recalling our objective with the application of PGRs…
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During the past two weeks, I have had the experience of learning about a new predator in pecans. I have been visiting with a family that has young 2014 planted pecans. This family’s discovery of a mysterious foliage feeder, has proven to be an opportunity, to educate myself and possibly others about the feeding habits…