Weeds, Diseases and Pests Resources
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AP 117-5-07
Confronting Prostrate Spurge
NewThis presentation for golf course and sports field managers at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers how the UGA turfgrass team is confronting and combatting prostrate surge in turfgrass.
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AP 117-5-09
Late Summer and Fall Weed Control
NewThis presentation for lawn care operators at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers controlling key problematic weeds during late summer and early fall.
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This presentation at the Turfgrass Research Field Day covers research and information about fungicides and nematodes in Georgia turfgrass.
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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.
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This quick reference guide provides an overview of common pests and predator groups and their sizes, habitat preferences, and timing in cotton fields. This visual guide is intended to help facilitate future scouting and provide information on common predatory arthropods in Georgia cotton systems. When growing cotton, scouting for key pests and beneficials is critical to making informed and cost effective management decisions.
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This resource provides a step-by-step guide to test for residual aminopyralid herbicide in soils using a simple bioassay (by growing test squash or green bean plants).
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The field is a complex environment with many factors that can interact to influence the growth of a corn plant. These factors can be living in the form of insects, diseases, nematodes and weeds; or, they can be non-living such as weather, nutrients or chemicals. In the proper combination of factors, corn can produce more than 200 bushels per acre in the Southeast; or in a totally unfavorable combination, every corn plant can die. When a problem is identified, it is important to determine the extent and severity of the problem to decide whether corrective measures are necessary or available. Use this guide and other technical information before implementing any management decision.
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C 1260
Azalea Bark Scale
Azalea bark scale poses a serious threat to azaleas, rhododendron, and Pieris (Andromedas) in Georgia. It is a soft scale insect; the nymph and female soft scales secrete a protective coating of waxy crust on their body that cannot be separated from the scale insect. This scale also is found on blueberry, hawthorn, huckleberry, poplar, and willow. Symptoms of ABS infestation include dropping yellow leaves and dying branches. An azalea bark scale infestation rarely kills the plant unless it is extremely severe and uncontrolled.
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The sugarcane beetle has been a significant pest of many crops, including sugarcane, corn, sweet potato, and rice, for more than 100 years. It is a native species commonly found in turfgrass. While low numbers of beetles in an area generally are not regarded as pests, increasing numbers of adult beetles have been causing damage to turfgrass stands throughout the Southeastern U.S.
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