scouting

• Mid-June Pest Update: Take Time to Scout for LCB and Caterpillars

  mrabney

  June 13, 2024

  

  The recent advent of hotter and drier weather has brought with it the first reports of lesser cornstalk borers (LCB) in Georgia peanut fields. I have also gotten a number of calls and texts over the last 10 days about foliage feeding caterpillars at or near threshold. I have not personally identified any of the…

  Posted in: Caterpillars, LCB, scouting

• Scout School in East GA June 11, 2024

  mrabney

  June 10, 2024

  

  Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Scout School will be held at the Southeast Georgia Research and Education Center in Midville on Tuesday, June 11. This program offers 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 and as a…

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