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February 2021

  • Monitoring and Management of Flower Thrips in Blueberries

    Ash Sial

    Flower thrips are chronic pests of both southern highbush and rabbiteye blueberries in the southeastern United States. Flower thrips are small insects, less than 1.5 mm long (0.06 inches), with slender bodies usually yellow to orange in color. Females are typically larger than males. Adult thrips have long narrow wings fringed with fine hairs. Adults…

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  • Organic SWD Management Webinar

    Ash Sial

    SWD OREI Project Team is scheduled to present a webinar on Organic Management of Spotted-Wing Drosophila (SWD) to provide a comprehensive update on strategies to manage SWD in organic production systems. Please register at: https://eorganic.org/node/34578 to attend this webinar. 

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  • Mummy berry threat is HIGH across southern Georgia (as of 2/15/2021)

    Jonathan Oliver

    Recent warmer, damp weather has led blueberry growers in the southern region of Georgia to initiate sprays for mummy berry disease. According to the mummy berry model developed by Dr. Harald Scherm (UGA), there is a HIGH RISK for mummy berry disease initiation in southern Georgia as of February 15th, 2021.  Growers who haven’t already done so…

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