Tag Archives: Insect Control

In the South, consultants keep a sharp lookout for economic thresholds of insect pests and take action when necessary to keep them under control.

Kudzu bugs have been detected on kudzu in several Arkansas counties, prompting a warning to scout and only treat if economic thresholds are reached.

Walnut Creek, Calif.-based Valent U.S.A. plans to expand its research facility in Leland, Miss., as well as build a new facility near Champaign, Ill. The investments are part of a …

An analysis of neonicotinoid insecticidal seed treatments by a group of Mid-South entomologists found they yielded economic benefits for soybean producers.

University of Georgia researchers suspect that declining kudzu bug numbers may be due to natural enemies, but they don’t know for sure.

Bayer CropScience has taken the “unprecedented step” and requested a formal hearing before an Environmental Protection Agency administrative law judge over the agency’s proposed cancellation of registrations for flubendiamide insecticide. …

The Environmental Protection Agency has issued a notice of intent to cancel registrations for all Bayer CropScience and Nichino America products that contain the active ingredient, flubendiamide. The EPA says …

Mississippi State University has published the “2016 Insect Control Guide for Agronomic Crops” in a free, downloadable version. A print edition will be available at county Extension offices in January.

Scott Stewart, IPM Extension Specialist with the University of Tennessee submitted the following report on September 17: Aphids are occurring in some very late soybean fields in the northwest corner …

Insect growth regulator piggybacks with fungicides at the R3 stage and may be adding to plant health in a systems approach. Arkansas crop consultant Rick Deviney always encourages his growers …