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August 8, 2022
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By Maria M. Lameiras This stylized representation compares a burrower bug to a Jules Verne-style drilling machine. (Illustration by Jay B. Bauer) The peanut burrower bug is a tricky pest for Georgia’s peanut producers. Not only is an infestation invisible in a field from above the ground, damage done by the bugs’ piercing mouthparts can only…
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By Jordan Powers Producers can use smart apps like Irrigator Pro to adapt their irrigation schedules based on real-time weather data. (Photo by Irrigator Pro) As climate variability increasingly affects producers across the Southeastern U.S., Wes Porter spends a lot of time thinking about water — specifically, crop irrigation — and how available tools can benefit farmers threefold. “In…
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By Emily Cabrera Native to East Asia, Ganaspis brasiliensis parasitizes spotted wing drosophila (SWD) larvae by depositing eggs into the maggots as they are feeding inside the fruit. (Photo by Kent Daane) In a quiet field of abandoned blueberries and shrubby brush in south Georgia, Cera Jones released hundreds of tiny parasitic wasps into the thicket and watched them fly away,…
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By Maria M. Lameiras Georgia’s corn producers should be on alert for southern corn rust, a devastating disease that has been found in several Georgia counties this year, exacerbated by a warm La Niña winter and hot, humid conditions so far this season. Bob Kemerait, a professor of plant pathology with the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and…
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June Acreage – June 30, 2022
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