Thrips Scouting, 2016
It
is that time of year to be scouting our cotton for thrips. It has been a rough start to our area cotton
and we spent the better part of last week making decisions regarding the strength
of cotton fields and if they had strong enough stands to be profitable or if
the chilling injury, seedling disease, and wireworms had taken too much of a
toll. Now the fields we have kept,
despite being a little light in the plants per acre category, are really taking
advantage of the hot, dry weather. Although set back from May and early June
weather, rapid progress is now being made.
And then… here come the thrips with the potential, if at an economic
level, to set our young and finally growing cotton back even farther. That is something we do not need stay on top of right now.
To
help combat the possible and/or likely thrips issue in the area, we have cut a
video to help guide through the process of scouting for thrips in West Texas
Cotton. If you are interested in making
use of this yourself, please follow this link: https://youtu.be/uD2dIDQmRb0
A
big thanks to Dr. Pat Porter, D2 Entomologist, for shooting and editing the video
and Adam Kesheimer, Plains Pest Management Field Scout, for helping out during the filming.
Happy scouting!
Blayne
Reed
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