This is the last report for the 1997-98 wheat production season. This report would not have been possible without the support of the Texas Wheat Producers Board, and the Wichita Crops Committee. General Situation Wheat is making good progress, but the entire area still needs a good rain.
Moisture stress is evident in many area fields.
Leaf rust infection is increasing in some fields but remains light across most of the area. In some fields light freeze head damage is evident and it is most evident near the north edge of fields. Insect Situation Beneficial populations have reduced greenbugs and bird cherry-oat aphids to the point that these aphids are hard to find in most fields. These wasps are beginning to leave the field. Smaller wasps that prey on the parasitic wasps were evident in the plots.