Early Season Thrips Management in Cotton and Peanut 2025

Early Season Thrips Management in Cotton and Peanut 2025

We are now a few weeks into our planting the season for cotton and peanut, with some planting as early as the first week of April. As the planting season continues, I wanted to bring a few things to your attention relating to early-season insect pests. Our first pest...
Managing Lice on Cattle

Managing Lice on Cattle

  Lice infestations cause significant economic losses to the cattle industry. The USDA estimates that U.S. livestock producers lose approximately $125 million annually due to cattle lice. These tiny parasites can lead to substantial economic losses as a result of...
Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Status

Chlorpyrifos Insecticide Status

Brett Bultemeier, Lauren Diepenbrock, and Ethan Carter, UF/IFAS Extension Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate insecticide used primarily to control foliage and soil-borne insect pests.  The status and availability of Chlorpyrifos has had numerous, and at times,...