Rice Pests & Controls Highlighted at Louisiana Field Day

Brad Robb, Delta Farm Press

Rice water weevils are the number one pest reducing yields in rice fields across Louisiana and the nation. At the 110th Annual Rice Field Day at the H. Rouse Caffey Rice Research Station, in Crowley, La., Dr. Blake Wilson talked about his latest research with insecticidal seed treatments, which now form the basis for his suggested weevil management strategy.