I recently visited a couple of fields in Glenn County with severe armyworm injury. It seems somewhat early to be seeing this type of injury. Application of pyrethroids are not controlling these really high infestations.
The University of California Cooperative Extension Rice site (UC Rice On-line) has been updated with a new look and a lot of new information which we think you will find useful.
Planting is starting to pick up now that water allocations are known. One of the first pest problems one is going to find in recently flooded rice fields is tadpole shrimp (TPS).
By California Rice Commission http://www.calricenews.org/2015/03/11/water-allocations-challenged-by-another-disappointing-winter/ We are in regular contact with the Northern California Water Association and area water managers to assess likely impacts from year four of the drought.
