Some were booked-up 2 weeks in advance to treat rowcrops and fields for area producers. Many new weeds showing up in cow-country due to large amounts of hay brought into the area last year and fed during the drought. Trap catches should be used as additional information to make decision to spray for overwintering boll weevil. Fleahoppers began to show up this Monday on the Lower Gulf Coast. Treatments began for those who had threshhold numbers as cotton reached the 6-leaf vulnerable stage to these insects.
Numbers are real variable.
Most Lower Gulf Coast aphid populations were significantly reduced by beneficials. Challenges to Cotton's Infrastructure related to decreasing cotton acreage. Decreased acreage probably not significant. Locally, decreased yields will effect everyone's pocket book who is associated with production through ginning. If it turns dry and hot yields will be down.