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Insects, heat stress, hail and sulphur deficiency can all cause bud discoloration and damage. Scouting closely for insects may be required to find out which might be the cause, especially if heat stress and hail can be ruled out…
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Check to see if lygus feeding is preventing crop from coming into flower. Bertha armyworm adults are mounting and larvae will start to hatch later this month. Leafhoppers are at higher than usual numbers in some locations… -
Before trying any treatment on hail damaged fields, give the crop time to recover. It may recover nicely on its own, likely with later maturity but with a large percentage of its yield potential intact. Or, if the growing points or most of the leaves are stripped off, the plants may not recover sufficiently to warrant further investment in the…