Fortunately, relief should be in sight with warmer temperatures. Armyworms, Merchant said, don't fair well in hot weather. Randy Upshaw, district extension director for North Texas, said there currently is a large moth flight and potential for armyworms. Corn planting is almost over. Some beet armyworm activity continues.
Most cotton is planted.
Peanut planting is about to finish. Sorghum is 50 percent planted. Soybean and sunflower planting almost complete. Cotton planting is 40 percent complete. Peanuts almost complete.