Several respondents have indicated a slight increase in beet and southern armyworm egg masses over the past few days. A few melonworms have been noted in cantaloupe in one location. At this site, counts are reportedly declining. Scattered populations of broad mites continue to be present in pepper. Most growers report satisfactory control but indicate scattered minor pockets of infestation continue to develop.
All reports indicate that leafminer populations are slowly increasing.
With few exceptions, most reports indicate that numbers remain below actionable thresholds . Whiteflies remain at generally low levels across the region. A few respondents have noted a slow but steady increase in populations in older plantings where Admire is losing it s effectiveness, but report that applications of IGR s and poisons are holding numbers in check. A few winged aphids have been spotted in pepper and squash at widely scattered sites. No problems are being reported to date.