Tag: IPM

Cereal Leaf Beetle as a Pest of Small Grains

Jan 22, 2020 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Corn

The cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus, CLB) can be a significant pest of small grains in North America1 and has a host range including wheat, oats, barley, rye, corn and other cultivated and...

Fall Armyworm as a Pest of Corn

Dec 12, 2019 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Corn, Soybean

The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda, FAW) is native to the Americas where it is known to be a pest of numerous crops. The insect overwinters in North America in south Florida, Texas, Mexico,...

Sugarcane Aphid as a Pest of Sorghum

Nov 25, 2019 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops

Introduction The invasive sugarcane aphid (Melanaphis sacchari, SCA) was first detected in the continental United States on sugarcane in Florida in 1977 and in Louisiana in 1999. The insect was not...

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...

Green Peanut Production

Nov 14, 2019 | Agriculture, Agronomic Crops, Peanut

Green peanut production can be a profitable venture for many growers in South Carolina from the small hobby farmer to large commercial growers. One of the most important decisions a grower can make...

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 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...