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Integrated Pest Management

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

Pest Profiles

  • Squash bug

    A teardrop-shaped grey-brown bug resting on top of a leaf.

    Anasa tristis (DeGeer) Author: Integrated Pest Management Program, University of Georgia, 2020 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: Eggs are deposited on underside of leaves, but can occasionally be found on upper surface or on leaf petioles. The eggs are elliptical, somewhat flattened and bronze in color. The average egg is 1.5 mm long…

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  • Small hive beetle

    A honeycomb full of small, black, circular bugs.

    Aethina tumida Authors: Dr. Keith Delaplane, Dr. Lewis J. Bartlett, & Jennifer Berry, Entomologists, University of Georgia, 2022 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: Though they occupy the same hives, small hive beetle eggs are smaller than honey bee eggs, often laid in disorganized clumps in crevices of hives or in suitable food. Larvae…

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  • Hemlock woolly adelgid

    A green pine branch with white, woolly masses gathered around the base of its needles.

    Adelges tsugae (Annand) Authors: Mark Abney, Benjamin Aigner, Entomologists, University of Georgia, 2022 Karla Addesso, Tennessee State University, and Elizabeth Benton, Jason Oliver, University of Georgia, 2019 Sydney Weigand (Ed.), 2025 Description Immature stages: The eggs of the hemlock wooly adelgid, or HWA, are brownish-orange and darken as they mature. They are laid underneath a…

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  • Cattle horn fly

    Adult horn fly on beige background. It is about 4mm long, brown, and has large brown eyes and wings.

    Haematobia irritans (Linnaeus) Author: Nancy Hinkle, Extension Veterinary Entomologist, University of Georgia, 2021 Description Immature stages: Eggs are tan, yellow or white then turn into a reddish-brown color prior to hatching. Eggs are oval and concave on one side and convex on the other, approximately 1.2 mm long. Newly hatched maggots are white, about 1.5 mm…

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  • Monitoring and Management of Blueberry Gall Midge

    Ash Sial1, James Jacobs2, and Zack Williams31Department of Entomology, University of Georgia, 2UGA Extension, Pierce County, and 3UGA Extension, Bacon County Although blueberry gall midge has historically been referred to as a rabbiteye problem, recently it has been reported to be a concern in some southern highbush fields. The majority of the highbush infestations were primarily reported…

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  • Pangaeus bilineatus (Say)

    Common Name: Peanut Burrower Bug

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  • Halyomorpha halys (Stål)

    Common name: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

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  • Cockroaches

    Common name: Cockroaches

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