Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE, 5/14/18


This is the eleventh thrips flight and TSWV risk assessment report. Read about why we are posting these reports and more in our first report. Read more about tobacco thrips biology and TSWV transmission.

Tobacco transplant is mostly complete in eastern North Carolina, and third generation thrips flights are now predicted to occur within 14 days at many of our locations, so growers should pay close attention to conditions in their area. Growers are reminded to use the most recent information available to make management decisions. The predictions presented below will improve as we get closer to predicted thrips flight dates. The information presented here is intended to supplement, but not replace, farm-specific predictions.

One of our extension agents pointed out that ZIP codes were not generating reports at some locations. If an address or ZIP code does produces an error message at the Tobacco Thrips and TSWV Risk Forecasting Tool, please use the map to select your location instead. Using the map has not produced error messages.

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