Cotton
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Dr. Phillip Roberts, UGA Cotton Entomologist, just sent out the newest information about the cotton jassid to county Extension agents. The bottom line is to please do not underestimate this pest. Below are a few highlights on thresholds, insecticide observations and a few common questions. The whole cotton jassid agent update is available below. It…
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Dr. Roberts provided agents with new information on the cotton jassid. The slide below shows where this pest has been found as of August 18th. Dr. Roberts has updated the threshold based on field observations. What do I spray? The following 3 slides are initial counts (3-4 DAT) of three small plot on-farm trials from…
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Corn harvest is gearing up. I have been hearing good yields so far from corn growers. The weather this week should be good for harvest. The cotton crop has challenges such as boll rot, cotton jassid and mildew. Questions about leaf spot and white mold have been coming in from peanut growers. Rainfall last week…
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The topic this week has been cotton jassid. Below is a brief update from Dr. Phillip Roberts about this pest from the August edition of the UGA Cotton newsletter. Cotton Jassid or two-spot cotton leafhopper, Amrasca biguttula, is an invasive insect from the Indian subcontinent. It was first detected in the US in Florida in…
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Current Situation: The peanut crop ranges from 60 to 90 days old. There have been a few calls about low levels of spider mites in the community in dryland fields. Caterpillar pressure has been on the low side this year. PGR applications are still going out, and hopefully it will rain in our near future. White…
Posted in: Corn, Cotton, Entolomogy, Irrigation, Peanuts, Plant Pathology, Small Grains, weather, Weed Managment -
Dr. Stormy Sparks, UGA Vegetable Entomologist, provided information about the cotton jassid last week. The cotton jassid, Amrasca biguttula, (a.k.a. two spotted cotton leafhopper) has been found in multiple locations in southern Georgia and in South Carolina. This small green leafhopper has a wide host range including cotton and a variety of vegetables. The only…
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In this issue: Dry weather, tips for whitemold control, peanut irrigation, whiteflies, cotton and peanut marketing update, bermudagrass baleage and vaseygrass control. It has been an interesting weather week. The US Drought Monitor this week shows that abnormally dry weather conditions area expanding in SW Georgia. Rainfall amounts across the county ranged from 0.25 to…
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Current Situation: This past week has been hot and there have been some hit-or-miss showers across the county. The majority of the corn crop is around or past dent stage. The cotton crop ranges from squaring to the 4th week of bloom. The peanut crop ranges from 30 to 90 days old. Insect pressure has…
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In this issue: Cotton and peanut situation, nozzles, pecan nut drop, spittlebugs, and corn irrigation termination. The Drought Monitor this past week shows that no areas in Colquitt County are affected by drought. Rain chances are increasing toward the middle and end of the week. The illustration below shows the 15-day percent of normal precipitation.…
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Podcasts. All about the Pod and the Talkin Cotton Podcast was released late last week. In this episode, Drs. Scott Monfort, Mark Abney, Wes Porter, Bob Kemerait, and Eric Prostko discussed the current crop situation, and pest management. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/allaboutthepod/episodes/Episode-17–Season-3—-Episode-17-Season-3–All-About-The-Pod—-Herbicide–Insecticide–Fungicide–Irrigation–and-Fertility-Comments-e34eg83 Below is a link to season 2, episode 13 of the Talkin’ Cotton Podcast, which is…