Entomology Resources
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This brief video shows examples of damage on vegetables caused by diamondback moths and pepper weevils. It discusses some of the challenges associated with the control of these pests in Georgia.
Alton N Sparks, Laurel Dunn, and Govindaraj Dev Kumar
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Whiteflies are a concern for Georgia’s vegetable industry, both as a direct pest and a vector for viruses. This brief video discusses at risk crops, shows plant damage, and describes what conditions increase the likelihood of whitefly damage.
Alton N Sparks, Laurel Dunn, and Govindaraj Dev Kumar
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C 1237
Bagworms in Urban Landscapes
An introduction to bagworms, along with their biology, how they damage landscapes, and management options.
William G. Hudson, Shimat V. Joseph, and Oluwatomi Daniel Ibiyemi
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The peanut production guide includes varieties, agronomic practices, pest management, irrigation management, equipment maintenance, maturity, and harvest practices.
Walter Scott Monfort, Timothy Branner Brenneman, Pam Knox, Ronald Scott Tubbs, Cristiane Pilon, and Glendon H. Harris
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This circular provides a basic summary of the best management practices of integrated mosquito management. These practices begin with education and communication and progress through surveillance, source reduction, larviciding, and adulticiding. The circular presents guidelines that communities can use to help develop the most effective mosquito management program possible with the resources available. Using these practices will help to minimize pesticide exposure to pollinators and other non-target pests.
Elmer Gray
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This circular provides concise and accurate information describing mosquito biology and behavior. The publication describes the history of mosquitoes in Georgia and ways to prevent mosquito-borne diseases. Mosquitoes affect a large segment of the public, and mosquito control is most efficiently conducted in an integrated manner. This information will help homeowners address mosquito problems on their own property and provide insight into the intricacies of larger, community-based control programs.
Elmer Gray
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An introduction to the larger canna leafroller, plus information on biology and management.
William G. Hudson and Shimat V. Joseph
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The crape myrtle bark scale (CMBS) is an emerging threat to crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia spp.) in Georgia. As the name indicates, this scale pest attacks the bark of crape myrtle, the only known scale insect that infests crape myrtle bark. A native of Asia, CMBS was first confirmed in Dallas, Texas, in 2004. Since then, the pest has gradually expanded its range to the southeastern states. In Georgia, it was first confirmed in Coweta County in 2014. In 2019, CMBS were found infesting crape myrtles in an ornamental nursery in south Georgia. They can potentially spread in zones 6 to 9.
William G. Hudson and Shimat V. Joseph
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This report provides research and extension results for trials conducted by the University of Georgia Vegetable Team and its collaborators in 2021. Contributing authors include county and regional faculty as well as specialists from UGA’s horticulture, plant pathology, crop and soil sciences, and entomology departments. All research has been supported by the Georgia Vegetable Commodity Commission.
Timothy Coolong
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