by Isaac Esquivel | May 26, 2023
We are now a few weeks into the cotton and peanut season, with some farmers having already planted their crops. Others are currently in the process of planting, and some are yet to begin behind small grains. While recent rain has caused setbacks for a few, it has also...
by external | May 5, 2023
Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist – Published April 26, 2023 Peanut planting time has arrived and that means thrips season is here as well. Many of the decisions a peanut grower makes at planting will affect the risk of thrips infestation and the risk of...
by external | Apr 29, 2022
Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Peanut Entomologist Thrips populations are currently high on volunteer peanuts in Panhandle fields that are being burned down for planting; the plant injury is obvious. I will make this post as straight forward as I can. UGA research shows...
by Mark Mauldin | May 21, 2021
Mark Mauldin, Ag & Natural Resources Agent Washington County, Dr. Barry Tillman Peanut Breeder UF/IFAS NFREC, and Camila Ichazo Peanut planting is well underway across the entire peanut producing region of Florida. Some of the earliest planted peanuts have been in...
by external | Mar 19, 2021
Dr. Scott Graham, Auburn Crop Entomologist As the 2021 cotton production season approaches, it is time to start preparing for thrips management. Thrips are the dominate insect pest of seedling cotton in Alabama. Each year, thrips infest 100 percent of the acres...
