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Rose Rosette Disease Webinar
Free webinar / Zoom Rose Rosette Disease Updates on biology, management, and breeding for resistance. Nov 17, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM Eastern. Register free on Zoom. Red, bunched-up new growth. Canes packed with soft thorns. A witches’ broom where a healthy Knock Out used to be. That’s rose rosette disease, and once a rose […]
Annual invasion of orangestriped oakworm in Georgia
The orangestriped oakworm (Anisota senatoria) (Fig. 1) is a prominent native defoliator distributed widely across eastern North America, ranging from southern Maine west to central Minnesota, and south to east Texas and central Georgia. While their late-summer outbreaks in August and September can cause striking, widespread defoliation, their biological significance to mature oaks is minimized […]
Short-spined thrips (Thrips parvispinus) in Ornamentals: An update
Short-spined thrips (Thrips parvispinus) (Fig. 1) remains an insect worth watching in Georgia. Although the insect has received increasing attention because of its potential to affect ornamental plants, its current presence in Georgia’s ornamental plant industry is still being monitored. Recent observations from our surveys suggest that we are currently detecting this pest in retail […]
A Newly Established Flea Beetle Associated with Chinese Privet in Georgia
The flea beetle, Argopistes tsekooni (Fig. 1) is an emerging pest on Chinese privet (Ligustrum sinense) in Georgia. Native to China, it is now widely distributed in North and central Georgia. Both larvae and adults feed on foliage (Fig. 2). Larvae are leaf miners that develop within leaf tissues (Fig. 3), while adults feed externally, […]
