Blogs and Related Links
Three River Blog
Cheap Insurance for Soybeans
I am not trying to promote some new policy to cover losses in soybean production. I am just trying to make life easier for you later in the season.
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus
It does not look like it will hurt yields, but it is pretty easy to find peanut plants infected with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in 2020.
Peach Blog
San Jose Scale – Third Peak
In my research plots in middle GA, I am starting to see an uptick in San Jose scale crawler activity. In these plots San Jose scale have been especially bad this year, and as such, I expect the third large peak of crawler activity to occur within 7-10 days in...
Peach Team Members Recognized
Two UGA Peach Specialists were recognized by Fruit Grower News, as the top 40 young professionals making their mark in the fruit industry.
Update from the Field: Scale and Plum Curculio
Thankfully in some areas, San Jose scale and plum curculio have not been particularly bad this season, but in my research plots in middle GA, I am starting to see an uptick in San Jose scale crawler activity. In these plots San Jose scale have been especially bad this year,...
Pecan Blog
Water Stage Fruit Split
If you haven’t seen it already this year, you will likely be seeing water stage fruit split occurring over the next couple of weeks. This is a common problem that happens annually on certain varieties and is just part of growing those cultivars. I have copied the blog post from...
Heat Damages Feeder Roots/Scorches Leaves
The problem of the week last week was scorched leaves. I had calls from all over the state on this on multiple varieties but most commonly on young (5 yr and younger) Pawnees. Many things can cause leaf scorch, including a hot chemical mix, anthracnose, mites, fertilizer burn, etc. But...
SNAILS IN PECAN ORCHARDS
In recent days, we have heard several reports of snails associated with young irrigated pecan trees. They have been seen congregating on tree trunks and on the foliage. Some have reported seeing snails in and around irrigation emitters. Normally, snails are not considered pests in pecan orchards, but rain can...
Strawberry Blog
Georgia/South Carolina Strawberry Update
UGA and Clemson have partnered with several researches and strawberry specialists to host a strawberry production meeting on August 19th beginning at 10am.
Zivion Registration Producer Requests (Strawberry Transplant Dips for Anthracnose Control)
I am trying to get a company (DSM) to register Zivion (Natamycin a.i.) as a transplant dip for strawberries. It would be active against anthracnose and possibly Botrytis that would come in on the transplants. With the resistance we are seeing to multiple fungicides, we need to reduce disease from...
Strawberry Disease Recommendations
Guido Schnabel (Clemson University) just provided his recommendations for the remainder of the season concerning strawberry disease spray programs. See the strawberry IPM guide at www.smallfruits.org to supplement this information (especially FRAC groups), but I concur with his thoughts as we move forward this season. Guido writes. “In general, based...