Non-insect pests

• The impacts of copper fungicides and other materials on algal stem blotch of blueberry, and new recommendations for managing this disease

  March 31, 2026

  

  Jonathan E. Oliver, Fruit Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, UGA-Tifton Campus Introduction In the last few years, particularly wet weather across Georgia’s blueberry production belt led to several disease issues, including severe problems with Phytophthora root rot and multiple reports of algal stem blotch in both 2021 and 2023 (Oliver 2021, 2023).While algal stem blotch had been identified in Georgia blueberriesprior to…

  Posted in: Blueberry, Disease, Fruits & Nuts, Fungicide resistance, Non-insect pests, Pests

• Rats and mice: get them out of your house and yard

  December 19, 2025

  

  Michel Kohl and Michael T. Mengak, University of Georgia, 2025 Who has rats and mice? Every country has rats and mice. Most rats and mice live in woods and fields, but three species live with people: the house mouse, Norway rat and roof rat. All three of these species live in Georgia. Even in town,…

  Posted in: Homeowner, Non-insect pests, Pests, Rodents, Urban