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• Black Knot Disease in Plums and Cherries

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 8, 2023

  

  In this episode of Extension Corner, Paul Pugliese addresses a common issue with plum tree’s known as Black Knot Disease and gives you tips on how to get rid of it and even avoid it all together.

  Posted in: Diseases, Fruit, Trees, Video

• Japanese Maple Root Suckers

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 8, 2023

  

  This month Paul Pugliese addresses a common issue with Japanese Maple root suckers that grow from grafted rootstock.

  Posted in: Ornamentals, Trees, Video

• Bacterial Wetwood in Trees

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 8, 2023

  

  Posted in: Diseases, Trees, Video

• Freeze Damage to Maple Trees

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 14, 2026

  

  Maple trees are tough, but they’re not immune to cold damage. Paul Pugliese shares tips on how to protect your trees from winter stress.

  Posted in: Trees, Video, Weather

• Oak Leaf Blister

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 14, 2026

  

  In this Extension Corner with Paul Pugliese, Paul breaks down a problem in oak trees known as Oak Leaf Blister and gives some insight on how to deal with it if you see it on your property or in your yard.

  Posted in: Diseases, Trees, Video

• Cherry Shot Hole Disease

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 14, 2026

  

  Have holes in the leaves of your ornamental cherry tree and wondering what’s causing it? It might not be bugs after all! In this video, Paul Pugliese, UGA Extension Agent in Bartow County, breaks down a common issue affecting ornamental flowering cherry trees in Georgia—leaf spot disease. He explains how this fungal and bacterial disease…

  Posted in: Diseases, Trees, Video

• Azalea Lace Bugs

  Paul Pugliese.

  November 19, 2025

  

  Posted in: Insects, Ornamentals, Pollinators, Shrubs, Video

• How to Identify Poison Ivy

  Paul Pugliese.

  November 19, 2025

  

  In this Farm Monitor episode, Paul Pugliese explains how to tell poison ivy from similar plants such as boxelder and Virginia creeper.

  Posted in: Video, Weeds

• Turfgrass Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Strategies

  Paul Pugliese.

  May 8, 2023

  

  Posted in: Diseases, Insects, Lawns, Video, Weeds

• What is Herbicide Injury?

  Paul Pugliese.

  July 29, 2022

  

  UGA Extension Agent Paul Pugliese is looking at a backyard vegetable garden, and we discover a common summertime issue; herbicide injury. What is it? And how to prevent.

  Posted in: Herbicides, Horses, Pesticides, Soil, Vegetable Gardens, Video