Brown wheat mites affecting some wheat in western Oklahoma
5/20/2022 1:38:32 AM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
Plants & Wildlife
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alfalfa County, OK
Beaver County, OK
Beckham County, OK
Blaine County, OK
Caddo County, OK
Canadian County, OK
Cimarron County, OK
Comanche County, OK
Cotton County, OK
Custer County, OK
Dewey County, OK
Ellis County, OK
Garfield County, OK
Grady County, OK
Grant County, OK
Greer County, OK
Harmon County, OK
Harper County, OK
Jackson County, OK
Jefferson County, OK
Kingfisher County, OK
Kiowa County, OK
Logan County, OK
Major County, OK
Roger Mills County, OK
Stephens County, OK
Texas County, OK
Tillman County, OK
Washita County, OK
Woods County, OK
Woodward County, OK
Start Date: 5/18/2022
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Brown wheat mites, in addition to drought, are affecting some of the wheat in western Oklahoma. The mites are usually seen in dry conditions, but an outbreak has not occurred in years. Rainfall and pesticides can help mitigate brown wheat mites, but little rain has fallen, given the drought.
Some producers already collected insurance on their crop, stated the Mesonet agriculture coordinator, and the best wheat yield estimate he has seen is a 50% crop.
KOSU-FM Oklahoma Public Radio (Stillwater, Okla.), May 18, 2022
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