UC Rice Blog

Moth catches have come down considerably. Looks like the worst of the infestation has passed. There are still worms out in the field; keep an eye on late planted rice.

August 9, 9:00 am-12:00 pm New Earth Market Harvest Room 1475 Tharp Road, Yuba City August 10, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm Colusa Casino 3770 Hwy 45, Colusa In the workshops, UCCE will give updates on the current weedy rice situation and research being conducted in California. Dr.

We are seeing severe armyworm infestations in the field. Moth numbers have stayed relatively constant in a few locations, still on the increase in Sutter and Yolo counties. This means that egg laying may continue and we may have more worms coming up.

It may be a bit early in the season to start thinking about herbicide resistance, but in just a couple of weeks, most rice growers will have put out their last herbicide applications, and it will be time to start scouting.

Over the past year, weedy rice has become a top issue in California rice, both for individual growers and for the industry as a whole.