Vegetables
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Trichoplusia ni (Hübner) Authors: Alton “Stormy” Sparks, David Riley, University of Georgia, 2021 Description Immature stages: Eggs are round and flat (0.6 mm wide by 0.4 mm high) with fine ridges from top to bottom. Larvae are light to dark green with a light longitudinal stripe on either side of the body and two pair…
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Pissodes nemorensis Authors: Integrated Pest Management Program, University of Georgia, 2020 Description Immature stages: The legless larvae are white with a light amber to dark orange head. They can be 6-12 mm long when mature. The pupae are similar in size to adults, but are creamy white, darkening as they complete the developmental stage. Adult…
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Hellula, rogatalis Or Oriental cabbage webworm (Hellula, unadalis). Authors: David Riley and Stormy Sparks, Extension Entomologists, University of Georgia, 2018 Description Immature stages: The eggs are flattened, 0.3 mm wide by 0.5 mm long, and are laid singly or in small groups on terminal leaves. The mature larvae are yellowish gray with five brownish-purplish bands…
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Written By: Emily Cabrera, IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert/Source: Dr. Carmen Blubaugh, Allison Stawara, Christiana Huss, Jon Golan, Julia Berliner Organic farmers in the southeast may have struggled to find resources and support to help combat pests, but now University of Georgia Insect Ecology professor Dr. Carmen Blubaugh and her team is on the case researching ways…
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Witten By: Emily Cabrera, UGA IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert Sources: Alton Sparks, Extension Vegetable Entomologist, Bhabesh Dutta, Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist Vegetable growers are cautioned to be on the lookout now as silverleaf whitefly populations are already exploding in the Tifton-Colquitt area. “This is typically where we see this pest most years because so much of…
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Written by: Emily Cabrera, UGA IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert Source: Phillip Roberts, Extension Cotton Entomologist As the summer months continue to deliver hot, dry conditions throughout most of the state, growers need to be on the lookout for silverleaf whitefly in cotton and vegetables, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension specialist warns. “We are most likely going…
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Written by: Emran Ali, Owen Hudson, Justin Hand, and Sumyya Waliullah Georgia ranks among the top three states in the nation in vegetable production. One of the most serious diseases in vegetable production in Georgia is Phytophthora blight, caused by the oomycete pathogen Phytophthora capsici. It is a water mold that attacks the roots, foliage,…
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Written By: Emily Cabrera, IPM Communications CoordinatorExpert Source: Bhabesh Dutta, Extension Plant Pathologist A particularly nasty fungus is making a comeback across vegetable fields in the South but research efforts by UGA specialists hope to give farmers the refined tools they need to stop it in its tracks. Alternaria Leaf Spot (ALS), also referred to…
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Written By: Emily Cabrera, IPM Communications Coordinator Expert Source: Tim Coolong, Extension Vegetable Specialist University of Georgia Extension Vegetable Specialist Timothy Coolong spoke to vegetable growers this month in Blairsville about the latest research in variety testing of selected crops for north Georgia. Vegetable growers “above the fall line” are encouraged to consider the following…