Tag Archives: Insect Control

• By Dominic Reisig and Anders Huseth • During the past few days, we have had a major increase of caterpillar defoliation reports in soybeans and sweet potato from southeastern …

When relentless spring rains pushed the planting window wide open, entomologists predicted problems for Arkansas row-crops. That has certainly proven true for the state’s late-planted cotton, soybeans and rice, said …

• By Dominic Reisig • Kudzu bugs have been a no-show since 2013 but are widespread at low levels this year. A lot of folks are wondering if they should …

• By Dominic Reisig • Do: Scout your crop. Identification is the first step so you know what you’re dealing with. The second step is counting what you have. Using …

• By Scott Stewart • Despite a relatively lack luster moth flight, corn earworms (a.k.a. bollworm or soybean podworm) are showing up in some late maturing soybean fields, and as …

The process of planting this year’s soybean crop in Mississippi has been anything but normal. The only consistent variable has been rain and a lot of it — from an …

Soybean seeding rates, effects of urea application on soy protein concentration and how drones are used in multiple inlet irrigation in rice are among the topics included in the tours …

The slow-rolling bête noir that was Barry was best summed up in a tweet by Stephen Hoskyn, who farms near Stuttgart, Arkanss: “Tropical Storm Barry is like that friend that …

• By Dominic Reisig • We have a number of effective insecticides for corn earworm in North Carolina soybeans. One of these is the insecticide chlorantraniliprole, which is an active ingredient …

BASF and Nutrien Ag Solutions are collaborating on a scouting application that enables growers and agronomists to instantly identify weeds and diseases within their fields. The Xarvio Scouting app is …