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Alton Sparks is a Cooperative Extension entomologist with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

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Aug. 31, 2006

Common insects affecting cabbage and cole crops
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Feb. 16, 2006

How do you control garden insects? It’s up to you
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Dec. 1, 2005

‘Buggy year’ costs Georgia farmers
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Jan. 29, 2004

Underground destroyers
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Common Agricultural Calculations Using Unit Conversions

Feb. 24, 2025
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Fresh Market Broccoli Production for Georgia

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Whitefly-Transmitted Plant Viruses in South Georgia

March 19, 2024
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Vegetables

Feb. 7, 2024
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Sweet Potato Production and Pest Management in Georgia

April 21, 2023
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