Recorded on: February 26, 2016 Watch the Videos Now: Part 1. Dr. Chad Miller of Kansas State University Part 2. Dr. Kim Williams of Kansas State University
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Recorded on: February 26, 2016 Watch the Videos Now: Part 1. Dr. Chad Miller of Kansas State University Part 2. Dr. Kim Williams of Kansas State University
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On February 22, 2016 The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) added Barrow, Cherokee, Douglas, Fannin, Habersham, Murray, and White Counties in Georgia to the list of regulated areas for the Emerald Ash Borer (EAB). The Federal Quarantine specifically regulates the interstate movement of EAB-host wood and wood…
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After seeing insect and disease issues very early this season, it would be timely to review scouting plug trays. A good program can reduce your costs, losses and headaches significantly. Co-authors Dr. Jean Woodward and Dr. Paul Thomas explain how to approach this methodology. See the full article HERE.
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Click link below for more… Crape Myrtle Bark Scale
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Brazilian Pepper has been found in Georgia! This is the first known reporting of this species in the state. The Coastal Georgia CISMA’s SCA intern Gabby Phillips discovered the plant on the entrance to the Jekyll Island Causeway last week. See our EDDMapS record for pictures http://www.eddmaps.org/distribution/point.cfm?id=3215822. Attached is an…
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This past week I confirmed GA’s first case of Boxwood blight in a residential landscape in the Buckhead area of Atlanta. I then visited a second Buckhead site and it too had boxwood blight. Boxwood blight is not a federal or state regulated disease. It is however, a very…
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The Extension Plant Pathology for October is now available and has been posted here: http://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/documents/ExtensionPlantPathologyUpdate_October2013.pdf The October issue contains: Disease clinic report for September 2013 Table of samples diagnosed a year ago in November 2012 Anthracnose on pepper alert Vegetable spray guides and efficacy tables are posted online Dollar spot…
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The GA-EPPC, Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council, invites you to the Annual Meeting on Thursday, November 6th, 2013, from 8:30am to 5:00pm. The conference will be held at Middle Georgia State College,Professional Sciences Center – West Campus, Macon GA. GA-EPPC’s goals are to focus attention on the adverse effects exotic…
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International Plant Propagators’ Society Brochure here!!! Exciting program and 2 days of tours!
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The September Extension Plant Pathology Update is available here: http://plantpath.caes.uga.edu/extension/documents/ExtensionPlantPathologyUpdate_September2013.pdf Topics included are: Disease clinic report for July and August 2013 Table of disease samples diagnosed in September and October a year ago (2012) Turfgrass Disease Control: Emphasis on fall activities Bipolaris leaf and crown rot Large Patch Spring Dead…
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The July Extension Plant Pathology Update is now available: HERE The July update contains information on: Plant Disease Clinic Report for June 2013 Diagnoses made in July 2013 Cucurbit Diseases in the Home Garden Row Crops: Rains Continue to Drive Concerns for Disease Management Assessing Risk to Target Spot on…
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The June update includes: May 2013 Plant Disease Clinic report Table of sample diagnoses from a year ago – June 2012 Tomato diseases in home gardens Ornamental Fungicides Efficacy Table online 2013 Vegetable Disease Spray Guides and Efficacy Tables Gummy stem blight on watermelon advisory Turfgrass disease update (Brown patch,…
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Posted on June 4, 2013 on http://ecoipm.com. Visit us for more nursery and landscape IPM information. Follow us on Twitter @OrnaPests. The Daylily leafminer is a recent pest from Asia. It was first detected in 2006 but is now spread through much of the Southeast including North Carolina. I spotted some last…
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Cottony Maple Leaf Scale is one of several cottony scales in the genus Pulvinaria. You can find these now on their most common hosts: maple and dogwood. Stand under a tree and look up and you will see cottony masses about the size of a cotton swap stuck to the…
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Download it HERE: It contains: April 2013 Plant Disease Clinic Report A look ahead for what you might expect to see based upon samples we diagnosed a year ago in May 2012 And, updates on: Pseudomonas syringae leaf spot on watermelons Fusarium wilt of watermelon What’s the orange goo growing on…
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The April Update includes: March Plant Disease Clinic Report Table of plant disease samples diagnosed a year ago in April 2012 Eastern red cedar rusts Bulb mites and spot anthracnose samples Watch out for downy mildews on ornamental plants Fungicide spray guide for Spring-planted peppers Wheat foliar disease update Turfgrass…
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By Ansuya Jogi and Jean Williams‐Woodward The tables in the link below consist of the commercial and homeowner samples submitted to the plant disease clinics in Athens and Tifton for February 2013 (Table 1) and one year ago in March 2012 (Table 2). Sample numbers were still low in February,…
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K. L. Ivors, L. W. Lacey, and M. Ganci Dept. Plant Pathology, North Carolina State Univ. 455 Research Drive, Mills River, NC 28759 This trial evaluated the efficacy of several commercially available fungicides for preventive activity against boxwood blight caused by Cylindrocladium buxicola. Treatments were arranged in a randomized complete…
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Regulatory Plant Issues: What You Must Do to Sell, Import or Export Live Plants from the State of Kansas Jeff Vogel, Kansas Department of Agriculture How do you stay up to date with plant quarantines, emerging pest threats and noxious weed lists? It can be very difficult to keep track…
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Do you care about protecting our native plant habitats from invasive plants? How can you tell which plants are invasive? Do you want to know how you can help? First step is to come to the Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council Annual Conference on November 8th. The GA-EPPC, Georgia Exotic…
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