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Finger touching fuzzy green leaf bud with small green caterpillar and droppings

Steward Insecticide Registered in Tobacco

A new insecticide, Steward, has recently been registered in tobacco. Steward, with the active ingredient indoxacarb, is labeled for tobacco budworm, hornworms, and tobacco splitworm and has a unique…

Green caterpillar crawling along the edge of a fuzzy leaf

What Foliar Insecticides Are Recommended for Tobacco in 2017?

The insecticide toolbox in tobacco has changed significantly during the past year. As many growers and extension personnel are aware, registration for the active ingredient flubendiamide was canceled…

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…

Larger plants present this week. Photo: Cameron McLamb

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. July 3, 2014

We are in our tenth week of scouting, and tobacco budworms are still active at most sites. Although, fewer sites exceed thresholds. Some fields are starting to flower, and these flowers are…

Rows of green tobacco plants in cultivated rows extending toward a tree line

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. June 26, 2014

It is our ninth week of scouting, and we are starting to see higher numbers of tobacco budworms at all locations. We have observed a few other insects, such as Japanese Beetles and stink bugs but not…

Tobacco plants in Greene County. Photo: Hannah Burrack

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. June 20, 2014

In our eight week of scouting, we exceeded threshold for one of the key tobacco pests for the first time! Our Eastern 1 (Grower Standard) and Eastern 2 (IPM) fields were both over threshold for…

Young green seedling with six broad leaves growing on sandy soil

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. May 21, 2014

Plants have grown quite a bit in the last week, likely due to increased rainfall. There were a couple of flea beetle sightings in our Eastern 4 IPM field, but most fields showed no increase in pest…

Notice the small, black specks of caterpillar ‘frass’ (droppings) as a sign of recent feeding by this young budworm at Kinston, NC. Photo: Demetri Tsiolkas

Mid Summer Tobacco Insect Update

Caterpillars Large and SmallSo far this year, tobacco budworm numbers of in our research plots at both Kinston and Rocky Mount have remained below threshold (less than 10% of plants infested).…

Yellowed tobacco following an insecticide application for tobacco budworm. Hertford County, NC. Photo via Matthew Vanv

Questions About Tank Mixing Pesticides in Tobacco

This week, I have received several questions about possible phytotoxcity associated with insecticide applications directed against tobacco budworm. The three seperate phone calls and emails each…

Green moth resting on a textured green leaf

Tobacco Budworm Activity Beginning

I received my first tobacco budworm calls for 2013 today, so it's safe to say that budworm moths are active in eastern North Carolina. The threshold for tobacco budworm management is 10% infested…