Cottonwood District Newsletter Summer2020 Newsletter | Page 10

Chinch Bugs--be on the lookout in Sorghum

Well it is that time of year when the chinch bugs pack up & move out of wheat into adjacent sorghum & hay fields, causing potential damage to the young plants.

https://bookstore.ksre.ksu.edu/pubs/MF3107.pdf

Saving Wheat Seed

Remember the longer you save your certified seed and replant it—the more probable your chances increase of having seed borne diseases such as loose smut, common bunt and flag smut. Seed treatments can be effective in greatly minimizing those risks, but thorough coverage of all seeds is necessary for the greatest efficacy. The link below is information on loose smut, it was showing up more this year in fields, I got numerous calls and questions about it.

https://webapp.agron.ksu.edu/agr_social/m_eu_article.throck?article_id=598

Chinch Bugs--be on the lookout in Sorghum

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