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While this season has been off to an unpredictable start, a famous American once said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except San Jose scale and taxes,”… or something like that. Although we had some unfortunate cold spells, overall we have had a warmer start to the season than we did…
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I can’t believe it is already March, but with the cooler temperature this spring, the scale insects have been slow to develop as well. However, with the warmer temperatures on the way, the scale will begin to develop, so if you haven’t gotten out your delayed-dormant spray yet, and you aren’t to pink stage yet,…
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Happy December everyone! I know that surveys are not everyone’s favorite holiday tradition, but the UGA IPM Program is developing a statewide IPM impact statement for 2026. As such, it is important to include impact of all IPM-related activities in all commodities and cropping systems (including peaches) to fully demonstrate the usefulness of the UGA…
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Unfortunately, thrips have reared their ugly little heads again this year and have caused some considerable damage, particularly to carored peaches. I have had several reports of thrips causing severe “russetting” damage from early feeding and now were are getting into the stage for “silvering” type damage (see example below). With the severity and extent…
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Unfortunately, with the recent storms across the southeast, many have experienced damage to their crop due to hail. While there is not much we can do for severely damaged fruit, there are actions we can take to help mitigate further issues with diseases and insect pests. While this post is a little late, hopefully it…
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Although we have had several days of relatively cool spring weather, overall we have had a warmer start to the season than we did last year. As such, the first large peak of San Jose scale crawler activity is earlier this year compared to last year. Crawlers have already been observed this season. However, with…
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I am a little late with the post for this year, but with the cooler temperature this spring, the scale insects have been slow to develop as well. However, with the warmer temperatures, the scale will begin to develop, so if you haven’t gotten out your delayed-dormant spray yet, there is still time. For delayed…
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