Pest Alert: Scout for armyworms in rice near wheat

It is advised to be prepared for possible movement of armyworms from wheat into neighboring rice fields. You can read about armyworms in the fact sheets that are linked to this post. If you used Dermacor X-100 seed treatment, you crop should be protected from injury by armyworms.

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LSU AgCenter develops first detector program for insects

A number of LSU AgCenter Entomology Faculty have been working on an exciting new project. In a nutshell, we have created a series of webpages that are an introductory online entomology course. Because these webpages are electronic, we can adapt them for a variety of educational purposes.

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Advanced entomology training resources posted online

The 3rd Annual LSU AgCenter Advanced Entomology training was held at the rice research station in Crowley on Sept 13, 2011. The training focused on secondary pest problems and the Mexican rice borer. If you could not attend the training, or you just want a refresher of what was discussed, the powerpoint files have been posted at www.lsuagcenter.com. We also video-recorded the training and the links to the video files are included in this post.

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Rice insect update

Activity is beginning to slow down in the field and we are moving into “grant-writing” and “meeting” season. This post gives an update on latest reports of insect pests in second crop and crawfish rice. We also present reminders about a couple of rice and cane entomology trainings this month.

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2009 Louisiana rice insect survey – part two

This post continues the summary from the 2009 Louisiana rice insects survey. 88% of the respondents who completed the survey reported that they treated for rice stink bugs in the 2009 crop season. Interestingly, this is an increase of 10% from the 2008 production season. The next series of questions focused on rice stink bug management practices. We are interested in these practices because we are currently re-evaluating LSU AgCenter rice stink bug management recommendations. We are also testing some products that appear to have improved residual efficacy against rice stink bugs.

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2009 Louisiana rice insect survey – part one

Anna and I have been working together to summarize the 2009 Louisiana rice insects survey data, and the graphs are now starting to take shape. We observed some interesting trends. Over the next couple of weeks, I’ll post a series of blogs that will summarize some of the highlights of our findings. Thanks to all who participated in the survey. If you didn’t participate last year, don’t worry, you’ll have a chance to comment on what happened in the 2010 production season when we hand out surveys at the winter meetings in January.

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Advanced Entomology Training – Monday, March 1, 2010 – LSU AgCenter Acadia Parish Office

An advanced entomology training will be held at the Acadia Parish LSU AgCenter office on March 1, 2010. The morning session will be a series of lectures presented by LSU AgCenter faculty. In the afternoon we will have a hands-on session using microscopes to study specimens.

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Welcome to the Louisiana rice insects blog

This blog will keep you up to date on the Louisiana rice entomology extension program. Please post comments and provide feedback on what you want to hear about.

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