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While there are still a lot of questions surrounding spotted lanternfly in Georgia, I wanted to give everyone a brief update on what we do know. What is a spotted lanternfly? Where are spotted lanternflies from? What do spotted lanternflies eat? How do the spotted lanternflies feed? Can the spotted lanternfly bite or sting? Why are spotted lanternflies…
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From the Georgia Department of Agriculture: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Thursday, November 14, 2024Office of Communications404-656-3689 Invasive Spotted Lanternfly Detected in Georgia ATLANTA, GA — Today, the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA) has received confirmation from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that the first detection of Spotted Lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula or SLF), an invasive planthopper that poses…
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The Spotted Lanternfly Working Group, sponsored by the Southern IPM Center, will be hosting an informational meeting about spotted lanternfly in the Southeast. As this new pests continues is southern expansion, come learn about the current research and extension efforts being done to address this invasive bug. Please consider joining us online September 5, 2024…
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We are within a few weeks of the anticipated initial emergence of grape root borer (GRB) adults here in North Georgia. We normally start to see adult emergence and activity in late June or early July. As such, if you are planning on implementing mating disruption as a management tactic for GRB and you haven’t…
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Greetings everyone, If you have not already experienced it, any day now, your ears will be met with the screams of millions of periodical cicadas. While every year we experience the evening songs of the annual cicadas, this year we are privileged to hear the musical musings of cicadas from the Great Southern Brood. This…
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In case you haven’t heard the news, I wanted to give everyone a quick update on the fact that as of November 2, 2023, chlorpyrifos use on food crops is no longer banned. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the EPA’s decision to revoke tolerances of chlorpyrifos on food crops. The official ruling…
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With the increase in sugars, veraison kicks off the period to start managing drosophilid flies (e.g. spotted wing drosophila (SWD)), which can considerably help suppress sour rot in your vulnerable grapes. The drosophilid flies are active nearly year round in these parts, but near veraison, as the brix levels in wine grapes reach approximately 15…
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Greetings everyone, I hope this post finds everyone well. I am part of a new working group that is attempting to improve pest management through mating disruption technologies. However, before we can do that, we need to better understand growers’ needs and perception of mating disruption. As such, if you have a little extra time,…
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With the increase in sugars, veraison kicks off the period to start managing drosophilid flies (e.g. spotted wing drosophila (SWD)), which can considerably help suppress sour rot in your vulnerable grapes. The drosophilid flies are active nearly year round in these parts, but near veraison, as the brix levels in wine grapes reach approximately 15…
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The time is upon us once again. Japanese beetles are showing up in vineyards around the state. In large enough numbers, Japanese beetles can be a severe pest of grapes during the summer, feeding mainly on foliage and (thankfully) rarely on the berries. More problematic is Japanese beetles feeding on new plantings. Older, established vines…
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