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Figure 4. TSWV necrotic symptoms

New Factsheet: Managing TSWV and Thrips in Tobacco

With TSWV showing up in more fields this season, Lorena Lopez and I pulled together a quick factsheet on Tomato spotted wilt virus and thrips management in tobacco.Check it out here: Tomato Spotted…

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Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. July 25, 2014

It is now week thirteen of scouting, and our one of our locations has begun harvest! There has been little change in insect activity, although there has been a slight decrease in budworm density and…

Rows of large green tobacco plants growing in a sunlit field

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. July 9, 2014

It is week eleven for our weekly scouting reports. Budworm pressure is relatively similar to last week. With most sites planning to top within the next week or two, we expected to see the budworm…

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…

Young tobacco plant with large green leaves growing in sandy soil

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. June 12, 2014

It is our seventh week of scouting at our IPM and grower standard fields. The tobacco plants are looking healthy, given substantial sunshine and rain over the past week. Budworms have started showing…

Some of the tobacco at one of our Piedmont locations. Photo: Cameron McLamb

Tobacco Insect Scouting Report. June 6, 2014

It is our sixth week of tobacco scouting, and this week brought a few changes. A small number of plants have shown signs of being infected with tomato spotted wilt virus, and budworms have made…