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  • Corn earworm

    Helicoverpa zea Also known as tomato fruitworm and bollworm. Authors: David Riley, Alton Sparks, Phillip Roberts, Entomologists, University of Georgia, 2022 Description Immature stages: Eggs are pale green when laid, turning yellow and darkening with age. Eggs are flattened sphere shaped with ridges radiating from top-center. Larvae range in size (1.5 mm – 25 mm).…

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  • Lesser cornstalk borer

    Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) Credit: Adaptation from original fact sheet published by University of Florida, 2020 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: Borer eggs are oval, measuring about 0.6 mm in length and 0.4 mm in width. When first deposited, they are greenish, soon turning pinkish, and eventually reddish. The number of instars, or developmental…

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  • Written by: Emily Cabrera, UGA IPM Communications Coordinator Expert/Source: Anthony Black, Southeast Research and Education Center Superintendent The University of Georgia Southeast Research and Education Center (SEREC) will host its annual field day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10. The annual event is an open house tour of current research projects taking place at…

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  • Written By: Emily Cabrera, IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert/Source: Bob Kemerait As weather in south Georgia turns hot and humid – with rain in the forecast – the spread of fungal diseases in corn, peanut and soybean is advancing quickly.  University of Georgia Extension Plant Pathology Specialist, Bob Kemerait, is urging county Extension agents to take action…

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