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Mowing and Spider Mites Peanut Notes No. 94 2024

Some areas of the state have become dry or have remained dry. Avoid mowing ditches and paths close to peanut fields if at all possible. This can keep spider mites out of the fields. Mite populations…

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Spider Mites Rick Brandenburg Peanut Notes No. 83 2024

Spider MitesRick BrandenburgEntomology Extension SpecialistN C State UniversityThis is not the time of year we typically think about spider mites, but spring weather often has a major impact on what…

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Spider Mites in Martin County Peanut Notes No. 215 2023

Grimes:Found spider mites in a grower's field. Pod maturity is 7 to 10 days away from digging. Should he spray for mites?Jordan:Rick, any value in spraying if peanuts are 10 days out from digging?…

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Spider Mites and Drought-Stressed Peanuts Peanut Notes No. 197 2023

We do have active spider mite populations in areas of the state. But we also have many fields with drought-stressed peanuts that do not have spider mites. From a distance, plants may look like they…

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Spider Mites and Chlorothalonil Peanut Notes No. 186 2023

We are dry in many parts of the peanut belt right now but with high humidity, it is possible that the pathogens that cause leaf spot disease could be active. Taking a look at the Leaf Spot Advisory…

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Dan Anco Comments Spider Mites Peanut Notes No. 183 2023

A peanut field with spider mites has been confirmed by Eric Markwell of Hemigway Peanut in Horry County earlier this week. Most areas of the state have received ample rainfall to reduce the…

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Irrigation, Spider Mites and Leaf Spot Peanut Notes No. 222 2022

I had a question about how to handle a field with center pivot irrigation and the areas around the pivot that are dry with spider mites. My recommendation was to spray the pivot area for leaf spot…

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Fungicide Sprays and Spider Mites Peanut Notes No. 207 2022

We have a significant number of fields with mites that are at least 2 weeks away from digging. We still have risk from leaf spot (even though rain is limited, humidity is still high in some cases and…

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Spider Mites Dan Anco Clemson Peanut Notes No. 83 2021

Received June 1, 2021A crop consultant in Cameron, SC, found spider mites in peanut today. For the obvious, yes this is early, and the more obvious, yes we are dry. Good things going for us now are…

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Spider Mite Update Peanut Notes No. 171 2020

Update on Spider MitesRick BrandenburgEntomology Extension SpecialistEarlier we posted regarding the potential impact of the recent storm on spider mite populations in peanuts. In following up, it…