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PLANTING DATE
Thrips populations and peanut susceptibility to infection are at their highest in the early spring. The timing
of peanut emergence in relattion to rapidly changing thrips populations can make a big difference in incidence of
TSWV for the remainder of the season. Optimum planting dates vary from year to year, but in general early-planted
and late-planted peanuts tend to have higher levels of TSWV than peanuts planted in the middle of the planting season.
It is important for larger acreage peanut farmers to spread out their harvest season. Some staggering of planting dates may be
necessary, but to avoid spotted wilt pressure, it may be more effective to plant varieties with different time-to-maturity requirements as closely as possible
within a low-risk time period. If peanuts must be planted during a high-risk period, try to minimize the risk associated with other factors.
Updated: January 2003.
For more information on any of these or related topics, contact Albert Culbreath by phone (229) 386-3156, or email at (spotwilt@tifton.uga.edu)
or Steve Brown at (229) 386-3424 or by email at (bugbrown@arches.uga.edu)
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