LCB

• Quick Update

  mrabney

  August 12, 2014

  We are approaching mid-August, and the insects and mites are staying with us. The two that concern me most continue to be lesser cornstalk borer (LCB) and two spotted spider mite. I have seen several spots in recent days where LCB populations are high enough to kill peanut plants. The pattern has been the same…

  Posted in: General pest update, LCB, spider mite

• Lesser Cornstalk Borers Still Present in Many Fields

  mrabney

  July 31, 2014

  Over the last several weeks there have been a lot of discussions in Georgia about using foliar insecticide applications to target lesser cornstalk borer (LCB). The major constraint to this approach is less about the efficacy of the insecticides than it is about our inability to get products to the pest. LCB larvae spend most…

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• Lesser Cornstalk Borers in GA Peanuts

  mrabney

  July 16, 2014

  Lesser cornstalk borer (LCB) is probably the most serious pest of peanut in Georgia, and we are seeing quite a bit of LCB activity. This pest thrives in hot, dry conditions and light sandy soils…something we have plenty of in South GA right now. Fields need to be scouted to determine if LCB is present.

  Posted in: Caterpillars, General pest update, LCB