Attached is the latest tentative schedule for the 2012 Eastern Shore Ag Conf. and Trade Show to be held Jan. 10 – 11, 2012 in Belle Haven, VA. Additional information: 2012-agconfprogram-4january2011-docx
Category Archives: General Comments
Final black light trap report for brown marmorated stink bug, 2011 season
Petersburg was the only station that reported captures of BMSB this week, with a total of 6 captured for the week of Sep. 23-29. Please see the attached table for the season summary. Please note that we will continue to inform our clientele of the status of BMSB in Virginia soybean; our scout is continuing his efforts a couple more weeks. Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf
Final corn earworm moth black light trap report and table for 2011
Very low numbers of corn earworm moths reported this week; please see the final table for details. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf
Bayer is discontinuing Larvin
Accoreind to a recent email from Malone Rosemond with Bayer CropScience, “Bayer will discontinue supplying Larvin as of December 2011. The channel can still sell and growers can still use Larvin until supplies are exhausted. This decision will not impact Aeris, as thiodicarb will still be produced for this product”.
Brown marmorated stink bug update: black light trap captures and location in Virginia soybean
Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) black light trap catches for this week totaled 1 in Virginia Beach and zero in Warsaw, Petersburg, and Suffolk. If you click “More” you can see the results (to date) of Dr. Herbert’s survey of BMSB in soybean. Additional information: va-bmsb-2011-pdf
Corn earworm moth trap captures for the week ending September 15, 2011
Nightly averages for corn earworm moths in our black light traps were as follows: Warsaw (33), Petersburg (18), Prince George (12), Suffolk (15). Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf
Brown marmorated stink bug black light trap catches for the week ending September 15, 2011
The Petersburg black light trap had a total of 17 BMSB captured this week, followed by Virginia Beach with 2. Prince George, Suffolk, and Warsaw traps did not catch any BMSB this week. Additional information: bmsb-blacklight-table-11-pdf
Brown marmorated stink bug survey–Sep. 8, 2011 update
For the past two months, Ed Seymore and Laura Maxey have been surveying Virginia soybean fields for brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and soybean aphid. Please click “More” to view the map showing the BMSB results to date. A field in Gloucester had low numbers of soybean aphids, but they have not been found in our other survey locations. Additional information: va-bmsb-2011-pdf
Corn earworm moth trap captures for the week ending Sep. 8, 2011
Black light trap captures of corn earworm moths were higher this week at our reporting stations. Please click “More” to view the results. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf
Corn earworm moth trap captures for the week ending September 1, 2011
Many black light trap operators turned off their traps because of Irene, so most catch averages are based on less than 7 days. Catches ranged from 2 to 15 corn earworm moths per night. Additional information: blacklight-table-11-pdf