Year-Round IPM Program Pages
This year-round IPM program covers major pests of cotton grown in California.
About Crop Emergence to Seedling Growth
What should you be doing during this time?
Assess stand establishment and identify pests or diseases if stand is weak.
Begin tracking degree-day accumulations for plant growth as soon as crop emerges.
Monitor for spider mites, aphids, and thrips.
Maintain a weed management program:
- Survey weeds and keep records
- Cultivate or apply postemergence herbicides as suggested in Cotton Pest Management Guidelines.
- Treat if needed according to Cotton Pest Management Guidelines.
- Survey fields and record of locations suspected or confirmed to have race 4 Fusarium.
- Consider the management options in the Cotton Pest Management Guidelines.
Monitor nearby crops, fence rows, and weedy areas for false chinch bugs.