St Lawrence Pest Management News


	P.O. Box 237, Garden City, Texas 79739 Home Phone: 915-354-2466 Fax: 915-354-2348	Office Phone: 915-354-2477 Daily Insect Update: 915-354-2476 E-Mail: w-multer@tamu.edu
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VOL. 23, NO. 2	Warren L. Multer, EA/IPM		March 17, 2003
	PEST MANAGEMENT REPORT NEWS ABOUT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN GLASSCOCK, REAGAN AND UPTON COUNTIES

GENERAL SITUATION

Soil moisture looks better than it has in a while this time of year. Some pre-irrigation is in progress while others are waiting.

CONSERVATION TILLAGE
FIELD DAY

When: Wednesday March 26th
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
(Meal will be served)

Where: Mitchell Jansa Farm

Dr. Dan Krieg and Charles Stichler will be discussing Conservation Tillage, Cotton Fertility and how it affects quality, weed control, etc...

We will also tour tillage plots and demonstrate equipment.

2 CEU’s Offered

ST. LAWRENCE
COTTON GROWERS
ANNUAL MEETING

When: Tuesday April 1st
5:00 p.m. Meeting
7:00 p.m. Meal

Where: St. Lawrence Parish Hall

Come and Support Your Cotton Association

RESULT DEMONSTRATION AND
APPLIED RESEARCH

We are planning and initiating several plots for this season including: varieties (irrigated and dryland), weed control, phosphorous fertility, salinity management, conservation tillage, plant growth regulators, foliar fertility, etc....

If you have ideas or suggestions on different test let me know.

MAILING LIST UPDATE

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SCOUT APPLICATIONS

We are taking applications for insect scouting jobs at this time. Applications may be picked up at the Glasscock, Reagan and Upton County Extension Offices.

WEATHER DATA
Weather data for the past two weeks is included in the table that follows:

DATE	HIGH TEMP	LOW TEMP	RAIN	AVG WIND SPEED	SOIL TEMP
3-3	61	39	.02	7	51
3-4	76	48	0	12	53
3-5	63	28	0	6	53
3-6	71	30	0	8	53
3-7	76	35	0	7	53
3-8	82	46	0	8	56
3-9	77	35	0	5	56
3-10	75	39	0	7	57
3-11	78	48	0	10	58
3-12	87	53	0	9	60
3-13	82	40	0	6	60
3-14	82	40	0	6	60
3-15	79	48	.55	8	61
3-16	80	52	.01	7	61

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