About this Session

Using Rice Tissue Testing Effectively

By Trent Roberts

Associate Professor and Extension Soil Fertility Specialist

Extension entomologist Nick Bateman discusses the impact of rice water weevil and rice billbug feeding on rice yields, and cover some management options for these pests with insecticide seed treatments. Dr. Bateman also provides an update on rice stink bug resistance monitoring and the outlook going forward. Finally, he presents on how defoliation impacts yield and the fall armyworm issues in 2021.

• Used with permission from the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture.