RUNNELS - TOM GREEN COUNTIES INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT PROGRAM 2014 ANNUAL REPORT. Prepared by. Richard Minzenmayer. Extension Agent-IPM

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1 RUNNELS - TO GREEN COUNTIES INTEGRATED PEST ANAGEENT PROGRA 2014 ANNUAL REPORT Prepared by Richard inzenmayer Extension Agent-IP in cooperation with arty Gibbs - Runnels County Extension Agent-AG/NR Joshua Blanek - Tom Green County Extension Agent-AG/NR Brady Evans - Concho County Extension Agent-AG/NR Runnels and Tom Green Counties Producers Runnels-Tom Green Counties Pest anagement Steering Committee Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association and Texas Pest anagement Association

2 ACKNOWLEDGENTS The Runnels-Tom Green pest management program is a model IP program in the state of Texas. The growth and success of the program are greatly influenced by the individual producers who participate and give their support to the program. The program greatly appreciates the support of the program participants. Appreciation is also extended to the following people for their help in providing Program Support, Assistance and Collaboration Efforts: Dr. Charles Allen, Professor & Extension IP Coordinator, San Angelo, Texas Dr. David Drake, Extension Agronomist, District 7, San Angelo, Texas Dr. Thomas Isakeit, Professor & Extension Plant Pathologist, College Station, Texas Dr. Terry Wheeler, Professor-Soilborne Diseases of Cotton & Peanut, Lubbock, Texas Dr. Jason Woodward, Associate Professor & Extension Plant Pathologist, Lubbock, Texas r. Stephen Biles, Extension Agent-IP, Calhoun, Victoria & Refugio Counties, Port Lavaca, Texas r. Kerry Siders, Extension Agent-IP, Hockley & Cochran Counties, Levelland, Texas r. Scott Durham, District Extension Administrator, District 7, San Angelo, Texas r. arvin Ensor, West Regional Program Director, San Angelo, Texas r. arty Gibbs, County Extension Agent-Agriculture, Runnels County r. Joshua Blanek, County Extension Agent-Agriculture, Tom Green County iss Brady Evans, County Extension Agent-Agriculture, Concho County Pamela inzenmayer, Secretary/Extension Assistant to the Extension Agent-IP, Ballinger, Texas A thanks is also extended to the Texas Pest anagement Association for their support and the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association for their continued financial support and leadership to the program. The interns were Paul Ford and Victoria Norrell. The interns did an excellent job of scouting and reporting pest information. Without their dedication, the field monitoring component of the Pest anagement Program would have been significantly diminished.

3 PREFACE The concept of integrated pest management (IP) refers to a system or strategy that utilizes all suitable techniques and methods of pest suppression in as compatible manner as possible to maintain profits for the producer. These techniques include cultural control, biological control, crop management practices, and the wise selection, timing and application of insecticides. The Runnels-Tom Green Counties Pest anagement Program began in 1976 and has been operated since 1978 in cooperation with the Texas Pest anagement Association (TPA), whose membership is made up of producer organizations across Texas. Each member organization solicits funds from participating producers to pay salaries and travel expenses of field scouts who are hired, trained, and supervised by the Extension Agent-IP of Texas A& AgriLife Extension Service. The SRP-PRIDE program was initiated in 2007 and the Southern Rolling Plains Cotton Growers Association funded this program. A local steering committee of producers and agri-businessmen provides guidance and direction to the program. The goals for the program are to provide current information on plant growth and development, pest and natural enemy status, and put an emphasis on applied research and demonstration of new technologies. Trade names of commercial products used in this report are included only for better understanding and clarity. Reference to commercial products or trade names is made with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsements by Texas A& University is implied. Readers should realize that results from one experiment do not represent conclusive evidence that the same response would occur where conditions vary.

4 TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Introduction Runnels-Tom Green Pest anagement Program Educational Activities Total Planted Acres in Runnels and Tom Green Counties Program Steering Committee Activities Runnels-Tom Green Unit Financial Report SRP-PRIDE Program Annual Rainfall Result Demonstration Reports Irrigated Grain Sorghum Performance Test see file Dryland Cotton Variety Test see file Dryland Cotton Variety Test see file Irrigated Cotton Variety Test see file Irrigated Cotton Variety Test see file Supplemental Irrigated Cotton Variety Test see file Using osaicked Airborne Imagery to Assess Cotton Root Rot Infection on a Regional Basis see file Bayer CropScience CAP Trial Results see file Bayer CropScience CAP Trial Results see file Bayer CropScience CAP Trial Results see file

5 INTRODUCTION The Southern Rolling Plains is one of the major cotton producing regions of Texas, and Runnels and Tom Green Counties accounts for 70% of acreage in the Southern Rolling Plains. Although cotton is the primary crop in Runnels and Tom Green Counties, other crops such as grain sorghum, corn, small grains, and pecans contribute to the economy of the area. The Runnels-Tom Green Counties program concentrates primarily on cotton because of the complex of insects, weeds, and diseases that damage the crop, but conducts educational programs in other crops as the need arises. The insect pests that most often infest cotton in this area are thrips, cotton fleahopper, cotton aphid and conchuela stinkbug. Occasionally, beet armyworm and/or grasshopper outbreaks can occur and cause economic damage one out of every four to five years. Pest problems during 2014 were generally light. any cotton producers are planting earlier, since boll weevil eradication, to take advantage of a longer growing season. Seed treatments have become a general practice for those producers planting in early to mid-ay. These seed treatments provide two to three weeks of protection against early season thrips damage. Thrips and cotton fleahopper numbers were generally low and not a widespread problem during There were isolated fields which did require an insecticide treatment for cotton fleahoppers but they were not a widespread problem. Planted cotton acreage for the two-county area totaled approximately 165,789 acres during This was a 38.18% increase in planted acres when compared to 2013 planted acres. The Southern Rolling Plains is comprised of Runnels, Concho, Tom Green, Irion, Schleicher, Coke, Coleman, ason, cculloch and enard counties. The following information on bales ginned in SRP over the past fifteen years was obtained from the USDA Cotton Classing Office in Abilene: 1

6 Year Number Bales Land Acres Lint lbs./acre ,596 40,000 a 167 b , , , , , , , , , , , ,000 c 289 d , , , , , , , , , ,092 e , ,541 f , ,000 g , ,243 h 595 a 400,000 acres planted in 2000, only 40, 000 harvested b Yield on 400,000 acres planted would be 17 lint lbs./acre c 274,471 acres planted in 2006, only 140,000 harvested d Yield on 274,471 would be lint lbs./acre e Harvested approximately 18,000 acres due to severe drought f 278,541 acres planted in 2012, only 208,000 harvested g 195,000 acres planted in 2013, 185,000 harvested h 254,243 acres planted in 2014, 247,000 harvested. Total number unknown for bales and acres until ginning is completed in late arch of will beat 2007 in number of bales ginned. Lint pounds/acre determined by using 500 lb. bales. 2

7 This annual report provides extensive information on the 2014 Pest anagement Educational Program, the pest management educational activities and applied research projects RUNNELS-TO GREEN COUNTIES PEST ANAGEENT PROGRA Educational Activities Educational activities are very important to the overall IP program in Runnels and Tom Green Counties. The result demonstration program and applied research projects are an integral part of this program. The turnrow meetings are held weekly in each county to discuss current insect problems and to get hands-on scouting experience. Some educational activities conducted and/or attended in the two-county area during 2014 were as follows: 17 Newsletters sent to 252 recipients (176 mailed, 76 ed, placed on website) 31 News articles released 01 Articles in State/National Trade Journals 12 Educational programs 16.5 TDA CEU Credits Offered 01 Scout training short courses 01 AgriPlex Ag Day 19 Turnrow meetings 14 Pest anagement Steering/Runnels County Field Crops/Tom Green County Crops Committee meetings/srpcga 5,320 Total Individual Contacts 15,181 Direct Teaching Exposures 20,501 Total Educational Contacts 08 Crop tours and information programs 19 Professional improvement meetings 30 Applied Research Projects and Result Demonstrations 3

8 Total Planted Acres in Runnels and Tom Green Counties RUNNELS COUNTY Cotton 57, , , , , , ,029.9 Wheat 136, , , , , , ,870.3 Grain Sorghum 4, , , , , , ,597.1 Corn Sesame 0 1, Oats 2, , , , , , ,368.3 Barley 2, , , TO GREEN COUNTY Cotton 107, , , , , , ,217.1 Wheat 55, , , , , , ,643.5 Grain Sorghum 18, , , , , , ,593.5 Corn 2, , , , , , ,249.2 Sesame , Oats , , , ,876.0 Barley , ,

9 Program Steering Committee Activities The Steering Committee provided guidance, direction and support to the pest management program and the Extension Agent-IP. They made the major decisions in the pest management program. The success of the program can be attributed to the time and effort put forth by the following individuals: Rodney Ripple-Chairman, Brent Niehues-Vice Chairman, Dennis inzenmayer-secretary, Bruce Gully, Howard Pruser, Glen Kellermeier, and Jerry ulter. A brief year-end financial report for the Runnels-Tom Green Pest anagement Program as provided by the Texas Pest anagement Association is as follows: Funds on Hand, January 1, Budget Receipts 2014 Unit Scouting Contributions 2, Interest Income 0.00 Transfer Income Adjustment Total Budget Receipts 2, Scouting Expense Administrative Fee 0.00 Payroll Tax Expense 0.00 Wages 0.00 Travel-Scouts 0.00 Conferences/eetings 0.00 emberships Received & Pd 2, Total Scouting Expense 2, Operating Balance As of Date Cash in Bank 0.00 Cash in Paine-Webber 0 Total Current Balance

10 SRP-PRIDE Program The SRP-PRIDE Program employed two interns in 2014 Wages were set at $9.00-$9.50 per hour and mileage was.40-cents per mile. Two interns were employed by Texas A& AgriLife Extension Service. Paul Ford and Victoria Norrell did an excellent job of providing quality field data collection to the IP agent throughout the growing season. Weekly Turnrow eetings were held at Wall Coop Gin beginning in June and continued through the first week of September. There was excellent participation with an average of 25 producers in attendance. ajor emphasis was placed on applied research projects this year. While the program had a total of 30 demonstrations, listed below are the trials conducted during 2014 to support cotton production in this region: Supplemental Irrigated Cotton Variety Evaluation (22 cotton varieties, four replications)-daryl & Doyle Schniers Farm-Tom Green County Irrigated Cotton Variety Evaluation (19 cotton varieties)-att & Doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Irrigated Cotton Variety Evaluation (13 cotton varieties, three replications)-kenny Gully Farm- Concho County Dryland Cotton Variety Evaluation (13 cotton varieties, three replications)-kenny Gully Farm- Concho County Dryland Cotton Variety Evaluation (15 cotton varieties)-paul inzenmayer Farm-Runnels County Uniform Cotton Variety Evaluation-(43 cotton varieties, four replications)-dr. David Drake- ichael Block Farm-Tom Green County Irrigated Dow AgroScience Cotton Breeding Evaluation (62 cotton varieties, three replications)-daryl & Doyle Schniers Farm-Tom Green County Irrigated Americot, Inc. Cotton Breeding Evaluation (199 cotton varieties)-doug Wilde Farm- Tom Green County AVAC Nematode Trial-(8 treatments)-doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Bayer CropScience Nematode Trial(4 treatments)-doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Bayer CropScience Cotton Agronomic Performance (CAP) Trial (10 cotton varieties)-paul inzenmayer Farm-Runnels County 6

11 Bayer CropScience Cotton Agronomic Performance (CAP) Trial (10 cotton varieties)-att & Doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Bayer CropScience Cotton Agronomic Performance (CAP) Trial (10 cotton varieties)-kevin Schniers Farm-Tom Green County Evaluation of Insecticide Seed Treatments Against Early Season Pests in Texas Cotton-Thrips Trial (3 treatments)-daryl & Doyle Schniers Farm-Tom Green County Americot DGT USDA Regulated Trial (35 cotton varieties)-att & Doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Evaluation of Flutriafol Using Various Rates & ethods of Treatment(over the top & T-Band)- Doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Evaluation of Flutriafol Using Various Rates & ethods of Treatment(over the top & T-Band)- Wilfred Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Evaluation of Flutriafol Using Various Rates & ethods of Treatment(over the top & T-Band)- Chris Bubenik Farm-Tom Green County Evaluation of Flutriafol under Different Timing Irrigation Regimes for the of Cotton Root Rot- Chris Bubenik Farm-Tom Green County Using Remote Sensing Imagery to onitor Cotton Root Rot Progression-Tom Green/Concho Counties Dryland Cotton Harvest Aide Evaluation-Paul inzenmayer Farm-Runnels County Irrigated Cotton Harvest Aide Evaluation-att & Doug Wilde Farm-Tom Green County Bollworm/Budworm Pheromone Trapping Program Fall Armyworm Trapping Program 7

12 8 SAN ANGELO RAINFALL SINCE 1867 YEARS PCPN 04.73* * * * 08.12* 01.90* * YEARS PCPN * YEARS PCPN YEARS PCPN *-some data missing -all data missing

13 2014 RESULT DEONSTRATIONS WHEAT GRAIN SORGHU COTTON 9