Cotton May Be Attacked By Late Pests In Mississippi.

Catchot, a visiting entomologist at Mississippi State University, said the late outbreak of cotton pests will attack small sown cotton in the Mississippi region.

The cotton growing season in Mississippi is low temperature and rainy, cotton growth is uneven, and some cotton mature late.

By the end of the year, Catchot said, there will be plenty of time for cotton pests to grow, and they will be massed on cotton plants.

Pests will cause cotton yield loss of 4-8% in Mississippi Delta.

The autumn Legionella worm may eat the fruit of cotton and reduce its output.

The insect will concentrate on gnawing a small piece of plant, and finally bite off the plant.

Plant pests will also eat cotton bolls, reduce the elasticity of cotton fiber, and finally form a situation of grain loss.

98% of the cotton in the Mississippi Delta has already set fruit.

From the beginning of October to the end of November is the peak season for cotton harvest in the Mississippi Delta.