Filtering by tag: flea beetle ✕

Praying mantis perched on a large green leaf

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, September 18 2015

We observed both a decrease in flea beetle populations and an increase in predators this week at our remaining on farm site. Only two plants had signs of aphids, but neither had large enough…

Fuzzy green leaf with multiple small red mites on its surface

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, September 11 2015

Several plants at our remaining on-farm site have small populations of aphids this week. While only one plant met the requirements to be considered infested, we saw two plants in the standard field…

Dark caterpillar on a leaf covered in clusters of white parasitic wasp cocoons

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, August 21 2015

With harvesting well underway, we are now able to observe how insects distribute themselves on the remaining foliage in the final weeks. Hornworms and budworms have a preference for younger leaves…

Green caterpillar crawling along the edge of a fuzzy leaf

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, July 10 2015

Budworm populations have surpassed threshold at all IPM sites to date, and all but one field has been treated. It is unlikely that tobacco budworms will require treatment post topping, but we will…

Tobacco plant with a single pale pink flower standing in a cultivated field

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, June 19 2015

Plants at sites throughout the state are reaching the button stage where the plant begins to produce unopened flowers at the bud, and some plants are already in bloom. Treating for budworms is not…

Tobacco plant with large, wrinkled green leaves emerging from soil

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, September 12, 2014

We are at week twenty of scouting. Scouting was done earlier in the week for the Piedmont site, and now they are wrapping up their harvesting. Only Eastern 1 & 2 locations will have tobacco plants…

Rows of large green tobacco leaves along a dirt path

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report, September 5, 2014

We are at week nineteen of scouting, and harvesting is happening at all locations. The Piedmont site continued with harvesting this week and the Eastern 3 & 4 locations have completed harvesting this…

Dense field of mature tobacco plants with large green leaves

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. August 29, 2014

We are at week eighteen of scouting. Two of our eastern sites are almost done with harvesting, while harvesting continues at our other locations. None of our grower plots have hornworms or flea…

Rows of tobacco plants with green and yellowing leaves and dirt paths between rows

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. August 15, 2014

It is week sixteen of our weekly scouting report, and harvest has begun! Most sites are beginning to harvest and some are close to a second priming in the next one to two weeks. Flea beetle pressure…

No image

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. July 17, 2014

It is now week twelve for our weekly scouting report and pest pressure is lower compared to the past few weeks. Due to topping at most sites, tobacco budworm populations are down, and hornworms have…