Insect Damage Reported On Scott County Crops Near Sikeston
Farmers near Sikeston report chinch bugs in a 10 acre corn field adjoining wheat. County Agent Thomas Stroup outlines barriers using creosote or dust barriers with 2 to 8% 4.6-dinitro-0-cresol, plus spray options of nicotine sulfate and soap, and dusting with DDT. Fall chinch bug counts warn of possible outbreak. Neely Leigh and Henry Crouthers report grasshopper damage and army worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Fred Dumey
Neely Leigh
Scott County
Henry Crouthers
Leigh
Army worm report and 4-H camp plans in Mississippi County
Mississippi County Extension Agent reports army worms in small grain and newly planted corn, with recommended pesticides toxaphene chlordane DDT and methoxychlor and caution on livestock grazing. He notes a Missouri 4-H Club camp meeting at Lake Wappapello, outlines camp facilities and upcoming funding needs, and summarizes farm talks on cattle feeding, pasture use, and extension findings from University of Missouri research.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Jones
East Prairie
Missouri 4-H Club
Lake Wappapella
Ruel Swank
A. B. Cooper
Frank Paullusx
Coldwater
A. BR. Pierce
Clarkton
B. Rust Brown
Bell City
Home Oil Cafe
J. &. Scott
Farm Bureau
Ralph Pattengill
Grover Sutherlin
Missouri Experiment Station
University of Missouri
Free grain bins of insects and rodents warnings
New Madrid county agent Leroy Rottmann urges farmers to keep small grain bins pest free as harvest nears. Steps include sweeping out old grain, spraying with DDT, fumigating after wheat goes in, excluding rodents and birds, and keeping grain drier than 14 percent moisture. Follow these to store grain safely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Madrid
Leroy Rottmann
Rottmann
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