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  • Insect scouting schools will be conducted on June 5, 2023 in Tifton and June 13, 2023 in Midville. Crops to be covered includecotton, peanuts, and soybean. These programs offer basic information on insect pest identification and damage, natural enemies, and scouting procedures. The training will serve as an introduction to insect monitoring for new scouts…

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  • Valor/Peanut Injury (Again) – Prostko Last night (May 12), many areas of the state received some rainfall.  In some locations, it was more than 1″ (Camilla = 1.47″; Ft. Valley = 2.04″; Midville = 2.67″, TyTy = 3.14″).  Thus, I am pretty sure that my phone will be ringing off the hook this week about…

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  • The question that comes from many of you who have peanut growers in your county is “Does this grower need to use Thimet in-furrow now to fight thrips and tomato spotted wilt?”  As you have probably heard Dr. Mark Abney say, there is never a bad time for a peanut grower to use Thimet at…

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  • Field Corn Weed Control Pictures – 2023 (Prostko) 1) Thought you might be interested in seeing the following pictures from my field corn weed control plots taken over the last week.  For more specific information about these herbicides, check out the 2023 UGA Pest Control Handbook (pages 64-88).  FYI, this is what I am doing…

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  • Dr. Prostko addressed an issue I have already addressed in Ben Hill County. Some product names labeled for different crops sound very similar, but have very different active ingredients. Be sure to state what crop it will be applied to and what your are looking to control when asking for recommendations from us and talking…

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  • by Dr. Mark Abney Apr 26, 2023 Peanut planting time has arrived in Georgia, and that means thrips season is here as well. Many of the decisions a peanut grower makes at planting will affect the risk of thrips infestation and the risk of Tomato spotted wilt disease. By now, growers should have a plan…

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  • By Pam Knox While we had an early start to the growing season, it was followed by colder conditions in March that slowed things down quite a bit. Since that time, we have seen periods of very warm weather alternating with much cooler conditions. I know it’s been frustrating for farmers as soil temperatures rise…

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