Dealing With Early Insects Before, During & After Planting In Louisiana

By Sebe Brown

Louisiana Extension Field Crops Entomologist

Burndown herbicides typically are applied 30 to 45 days prior to planting crops. Complete control of all weed species within in the field and on the surrounding field borders is necessary to eliminate alternate host plants of insect pests. Fields should be scouted at the time of planting to ensure the seedbeds are essentially weed-free.