Mississippi Crop Situation

Moth catches in bollworm pheromone traps were up some in most counties but continue to be lower than historical average catches for this time of year. Tobacco budworm trap catches are low, but about average.

Honestly, the statement to this point in the season is the disease situation has been rather quiet.  Normally, foliar diseases start to pick up at this point in the soybean crop with growth stages of some of the earliest planted fields well into reproductive stages.

Septoria brown spot

Bollworm pheromone trap moth catches for this week rose slightly from last week, but in general are still lower than average catches for this time of year. Tobacco budworm trap catches were still zero in the Northeast region, but about average in the Delta region.