Tag: insecticides

• Two-spot Cotton Leafhopper/Cotton Jassid Insecticide Recommendations For Okra and Eggplant in South Carolina

  

  By Tom Bilbo, Extension Entomologist As reported recently in SC Grower Weekly Updates, we have found our first adults of the two-spot cotton leafhoppers (TSCL)(Amrasca biggutula) in vegetables in SC for 2026. The first (below right) was found on a sticky card in a zucchini field at Coastal REC in Charleston on 7/23/26. The second…

  Justin Ballew

  August 18, 2026

  Insects

  cotton jassid, eggplant, insecticide management, insecticides, invasive, leafhopper, natural enemies, okra, pest, two-spot cotton leafhopper

• EPA Revokes Chlorpyrifos Tolerances

  The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a ruling in August to revoke all tolerances for chlorpyrifos, the active ingredient in Lorsban, following a lengthy review and legal battle. The summary of the ruling states, “On April 29, 2021, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ordered EPA to issue a final rule…

  Justin Ballew

  September 8, 2021

  Pesticides

  chlorpyrifos, epa, insecticides, lorsban, tolerances