This is Jack Bacheler, Extension Entomologist at NCSU with this year’s first Cotton Insect Update. Today is Friday, April 18.
With almost no cotton planted to date, fortunately there are no insect problems to report at this time. Expect this situation to change.
We will be providing Wednesday insect update tapes from next Wednesday, April 23 until about mid-September, depending upon how the insect scene unfolds this season.
You will be able to access this information either by using the Teletip number 1-800-662-7301 (back cover of all Cotton Information Booklets), or by checking at our web site. You can find our Cotton Insect Corner website by going to NCSU, then the Entomology Dept., and finally looking near the top of the faculty list for Jack Bacheler. At the web site, you will find audible, downloadable mp3 tapes, as well as a script of that tape; plus archives of previous tapes.
Next Wednesday, we’ll take a look at what sort of cotton insect problems we may be dealing with this spring and summer. This will require some guesswork, both educated and otherwise.
See you then.