We welcome you to attend the Row Crop Update at the 2026 Mississippi Agricultural Industry Council Annual Convention. This event is hosted at Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, Alabama on Tuesday, July 21 starting at 8:00am.
Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending July 11, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Amite 2 0 0 0 Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Chickasaw 1 0 0 0 Claiborne 1 0
Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending July 4, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Amite 2 0 0 0 Bolivar 1 2 2 2 Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Chickasaw 1 0
Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending June 27, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Amite 2 0 0 0 Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Calhoun 1 0 0 0 Chickasaw 1 0
Very low incidence of southwestern corn borers across trapping locations during the week of June 14th to June 20th. Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending June 20, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0
Very low incidence of southwestern corn borers across trapping locations during the week of June 7th to June 13th. Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending June 13, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0
Very low incidence of southwestern corn borers across trapping locations during the week of May 31st to June 6th. Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending June 6, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0
Southwestern corn borers were not detected in any of the trapping locations in any county during the week of May 24th-30th. Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending May 30, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3
Southwestern corn borers were not detected in any of the trapping locations in any county during the week of May 17th-23rd. Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending May 23, 2026 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3
This is the first southwestern corn borer report of the 2026 growing season. Traps are currently being deployed by extension agents across the major corn-producing counties in Mississippi. Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending May 16, 2026 County Traps
During 2025 rice delphacid infested rice in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Mississippi. This pest is difficult to control. As a result a Section 18 Exemption for Courier in rice for rice delphacid control was requested. Mississippi recently received a Section
Registration All means are provided free of charge if you preregister by November 24th. Registration after November 24th, including at the door, will be $40. Hotel Rooms in the hotel block must be booked by November 9th. Courtyard Marriott, connect to
As of this week, the two-spotted cotton leafhopper has been confirmed in very low numbers in two counties within the state. We will continue monitoring populations throughout the fall and will resume surveillance efforts in the spring. For more information
Over the past several weeks, we have been in communication with our colleagues in Florida, South Carolina, Georgia, and Alabama who have been battling the two-spotted cotton leafhopper (TSCL), also commonly referred to as the cotton jassid. The two-spotted cotton
Rice delphacid is a non-native planthopper pest of rice. This insect has occurred in the rice growing area of Southeast Texas since ca. 2015. It has been a sporadic problem in second crop or ratoon rice in this area. During
Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending August 9, 2025 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Copiah 3 0 0 0 Lowndes 2 0 0 0 Madison 3 1 0.33 1 Marshall 2 0
Southwestern Corn Borer Trapping Program Week Ending August 9, 2025 County Traps Reporting Total Reported Avg/Trap Maximum/Trap Alcorn 3 0 0 0 Desoto 2 0 0 0 Lowndes 4 0 0 0 Madison 3 0 0 0 Marshall 3 0
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