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Integrated Pest Management

Multidisciplinary control strategies of pests, weeds, and diseases in Georgia

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  • Monitoring and Management of Bermudagrass Stem Maggot

    Written by: Lisa Baxter, Extension Forage Agronomist Since it was first discovered in South Georgia in the summer of 2010, the bermudagrass stem maggot (BSM; Atherigona reversura Villenueve) has severely damaged bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) pastures and hayfields throughout the Southeast US. The damage begins when the BSM larva bores into the pseudostem (stem-like structure made…

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