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VOL. 21, NO. 12
Warren L. Multer, EA/IPM
July 27, 2001
 

PEST MANAGEMENT REPORT

NEWS ABOUT INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT IN GLASSCOCK, REAGAN AND UPTON COUNTIES

  

GENERAL INFORMATION

Someone told me a few days ago that my general situation has looked the same for about 8 years now and they already had it memorized so I think I will change it up this week. We have seen below normal rainfall 8 of the last 9 years now and just as I think it can not get drier it does. Cotton is progressing rapidly with even some of the heavier irrigated older cotton already cutting out. Insect activity is light.

SCOUT SAFETY

If you treat the field the scouts are checking and the re-entry interval has not expired, please let them know so they will not unnecessarily be exposed to the insecticides.

BOLLWORMS

Egg numbers ranged from 0 - 5500 per acre or 0 - 10 per 100 plants. Small worms ranged form 0 - 900 per acre or 0 - 2 per 100 plants.
Egg lay has picked up slightly but numbers are still low.

STINK BUGS

Numbers remain below economic thresholds but do seem to be increasing slowly.

Scouted fields averaged less than 1 per 10 row feet.

PINK BOLLWORMS

No in-field infestations have been found in scouted fields but many are Bollgard and should not have surviving Pinkies.
The traps ranged from 0 - 5 moths per night this week which is still low.

BOLL WEEVILS

No weevils were caught this week in area traps and no field activity found.

IRRIGATION & CONSERVATION TILLAGE TOUR
TUESDAY - August 7th
9:00 - 12:00

Where: Meet at the Glasscock Coop to begin tour.

Jaun Anciso, Charles Stickler, and Billy Warrick will be here to discuss and tour Variable Speed Drive, Irrigation Frequency, Conservation Tillage and Salinity Management Tests.

 
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APHIDS

Numbers are low but we do see an occasional colony on several plants in a spot. We did not see any flare up of aphids after fleahopper chemical treatments.

TURNROW MEETINGS
Wednesday August 1st - 9:00 a.m. Glasscock Co. Coop
Wednesday August 1st - 1:30 p.m. Midkiff Coop
Wednesday August 8th - 9:00 a.m. no meeting this week due to irrigation tour

WEATHER DATA for the past week is not available.

 



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