This weekend, I spotted my first mating swarm of Green June Bugs and it is about that time of year when these guys stump outdoor lovers with their loud flying and buzzing close to the ground.Sometimes people think they are bumblebees or wasps because of the buzzing sound their wings produce.  In flight, they do somewhat appear to be bumblebee [...] read more

 30 Bugs Every Gardener Should KnowJoin me at the San Antonio Botanical Garden for a program hosted by SAWS!  I'll be covering the top 30 insects and relatives I think you'll be encountering this late summer/early fall.  The good, the bad, and the ones that are "just there".  We look at some preserved specimens (so much better than just looking at [...] read more

Howdy,We are harvesting cotton, and I am happy to see module trucks rolling and gins running.The 6 and 11 days after treatment (DAT) ratings for the cotton harvest aid study for Wharton, Texas are below. The initial treatment was made on August 20, and the second on September 2, 2021. The cotton harvest aid study for this site was conducted on [...] read more

 REGISTER HERE!This is an online, live four part course.  All sessions will be recorded!  An in person field day, inside the hives will also be offered for those local or willing to travel to San Antonio. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-13075353-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); [...] read more

Howdy,I've included the 6 days after treatment (DAT) ratings for the cotton harvest aid study that was treated on August 20, 2021 in Wharton, Texas. Ratings for 6 DAT were taken on August 26, 2021, prior to the second treatment. Ratings were taken again 11 days after the initial treatment, I will add those as soon as results are available. The [...] read more

A cotton Defoliation Demo was sprayed last Monday (8/23) with a second application made Today (8/30). The demo is located in Victoria County on Kainer Rd. Just north of Raven Rd. Drop by and take a look when you get the chance. Treatments are as follows: [...] read more

Spraying the 2021 Defoliation TestKate CrumleyHowdy,I've included the 6 days after treatment (DAT) ratings for the cotton harvest aid study that was treated on August 20, 2021 in Wharton, Texas. Ratings for 6 DAT were taken on August 26, 2021, prior to the second treatment. Ratings will be taken again at 12 days after the initial treatment. The cotton harvest [...] read more

In the past several weeks, you may have been noticing white fluff floating in the air.  Maybe you are finding it on your plants.   But most certainly, you are wondering what it is.  These are wooly aphids - a species of aphid that grows a white waxy coating on their body.  Like all aphids, there are forms that can fly [...] read more

A true armyworm adult hiding in thatch layer of lawn Be on the alert for fall armyworms this fall. Higher-than-normal populations of this lawn-eating insect have been reported from many areas in Texas this past summer and we have started to see them in San Antonio and Austin areas. While [...] read more

Open CottonKate CrumleyHowdy,Our season is rapidly wrapping up, most of the grain is out of the field, and I've seen some soybeans harvested. We've started defoliating and picking cotton as well.Defoliation is usually recommended at over 60% open bolls, or 4 nodes above cracked boll. We have a defoliation trial set up this year, I will add the results for [...] read more

Pest management professionals who care for lawns should be on the alert for fall armyworms this fall. Higher-than-normal populations of this lawn-eating insect have been reported from many areas in Texas this past summer and we have started to see them in San Antonio and Austin areas. [...] read more

Open CottonKate CrumleyHowdy,Our season is rapidly wrapping up, most of the grain is out of the field, and I've seen some soybeans harvested this week as well.Most of our cotton is opening up, and even our latest fields should be opening next week. We are a good ways past cutout, and past susceptibility to any insect damage in almost all [...] read more