The vote will be in September. Contact your county extension agent for meeting locations and times. In South Arkansas, the Eradication program is also seeing some fields than have a few boll weevils. A few fields have been found that have higher populations and are being given special attention. Spider Mites .
Spider mites are still a problem in many fields.
Capture and Kelthane have been working well when put out properly. Mites populations are beginning to crash in some areas most likely due to a disease that attacks and kills the mites. Kenneth Williams in Ashley County and Chad Norton in Lincoln County have reported fall armyworm in cotton. We have been expecting this to occur since fall armyworms have been in pastures for some time. The insecticides Tracer, Intrepid and Steward should do a good job to control armyworms in cotton.