Cotton Seed Treatments--Comparing Your Choices
By Sebe Brown
LSU AgCenter Entomologist
AgFax
In Louisiana and the cotton belt, thrips are considered the No. 1 early-season pest of seedling cotton. Tobacco thrips compose the primary species infesting Louisiana cotton, while western flower thrips are often present at lower numbers. With the absence of Aldicarb (although we now have a commercially available Aldicarb replacement named AgLogic), insecticide seed treatments now dominate the early-season cotton insect pest management landscape.