Category: Horticulture

Integrated Pest Management: Concepts and Strategies

May 1, 2020 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Horticulture, IPM

This publication provides an overview of the basic concepts of integrated pest management (IPM) to aid in management decision-making. As an introduction to IPM, the intended audience of this article...

Flatheaded Hackberry Borer (Agrilus macer): A Secondary Pest on Sugarberry Trees in the Southern United States

Apr 29, 2020 | Forestry, Horticulture

Sugarberry (Celtis laevigata), commonly called southern hackberry in the southern US, is a medium- to large-sized native tree found along floodplains and rivers in the Southeast. In some areas,...

South Carolina Green Industry: COVID-19 Best Safety Practices

Apr 21, 2020 | COVID-19, Horticulture

The document provides guidance for individuals working in the plant nursery, greenhouse, sod production, garden center, or landscape industries in South Carolina in light of the COVID-19 pandemic....

Managing Crapemyrtle Bark Scale Infestations in Urban Landscapes and Nurseries

Apr 16, 2020 | Forestry, Horticulture

Crapemyrtle bark scale, Acanthococcus lagerstroemiae (Kuwana) (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) Introduction Crapemyrtle bark scale (CMBS) is a serious invasive pest of...

Calibrating Sprayers: 128th of an Acre Method

Feb 29, 2020 | Horticulture

Proper calibration of sprayers is an often-overlooked chore by many farms and green industry professionals. It can be a tricky task; however, few things are more important for properly and safely...

Educators’ Guide to Managing Red Imported Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) in School or Community Vegetable Gardens

Feb 11, 2020 | Agriculture, Horticulture, IPM

What is a Fire Ant? Even though there are several kinds of fire ants, the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is the one most people encounter and refer to as a “fire ant”. Fire ants are...

Identifying and Managing Wirestem on Vegetable Brassica (Cole) Crops

Nov 19, 2019 | Horticulture

Wirestem is a disease of young vegetable brassica (cole crop) plants that affects both direct-seeded and transplanted crops. The primary symptom is dark lesions of varying depth and length on the...

Integrated Management for Fusarium Wilt of Watermelon

Sep 22, 2019 | Horticulture, Watermelon

Fusarium wilt of watermelon is the most widespread and destructive disease of watermelon in the southeastern United States and other areas of the world. The causal fungus is named Fusarium oxysporum...

Hemlock Woolly Adelgid: Biology and Management

Sep 2, 2019 | Forestry, Horticulture

Hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae, HWA) is an aphid-like invasive pest of hemlock trees in eastern North America. The HWA is native to all hemlock species in western North America and Asia, and...

Managing Phytophthora capsici Diseases on Vegetables

Aug 19, 2019 | Horticulture, Watermelon

Phytophthora blight, crown and root rot, and fruit rot are serious problems on cucurbit and fruiting (solanaceous) vegetables in the eastern half of the United States. Short vegetable crop...

Managing Deer Damage Using a Two-Tiered Fence System

Aug 12, 2019 | Horticulture

Deer damage to crops occurs every year on small farms and strawberry fields. Damage done by feeding and trampling (figure 1 and 2) limits the number of healthy plants (figure 3) and may reduce crop...

Managing Southern Blight on Vegetable Crops

Aug 2, 2019 | Horticulture, Watermelon

Southern blight is a disease of over 1,200 crops and weeds in the southern half of the United States. Among the vegetable crops affected are tomato, pepper, eggplant, snap bean, Jerusalem artichoke,...

Spotted Lanternfly Management in Nurseries, Orchards, Vineyards, and Natural Areas in South Carolina and Georgia

Jul 28, 2019 | Forestry, Horticulture

Spotted lanternfly, Lycorma delicatula (White) Introduction Spotted lanternfly (SLF) is an invasive pest new to the United States. Despite its common name, SLF is not a fly, but a large planthopper...