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Insects

  •               The Brooks County Extension office is currently conducting and/or participating in several research plots.  I appreciate the Brooks County producers who are cooperating with our office and allowing this applied research work to be conducted on their farms.  I am grateful for the support and participation in our…

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  • Now is the time period when Pecan Nut Casebearer (PNC) has normally been treated in Georgia. In the past few years there has been debate regarding just how much damage PNC does to the pecan crop here in Georgia. In Texas, PNC is a horrific pest.  Here in Georgia, its a different situation. Here is an article addressing PNC in…

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  • NO Counter on Cotton 2015

    We just received word from the GA dept. of Ag. that Counter will not receive a Sec. 18 for 2015. Here is a report from Dr. Bob Kemerait, Extension Plant Pathologist; “I received official word from the Georgia Department of Ag that the EPA has denied our request to use Counter 20G on cotton.  (It…

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  •   The Brooks County Extension Vegetable meeting was held on February 25th.  At this meeting, I shared information and handouts related to many new labels that have been acquired for 2015 growing season.  I have included links that provide this information for fungicides, nematicides, insecticides, and herbicides.  Also, I wanted to provide you with 2015…

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  • Oats & Barley Yellow Dwarf

    t Last week I found cherry oat aphids in winter grazing. This aphid transmits a virus called Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus.  You may first notice the negative effects of this insect feeding, with discoloration of oats/ryegrass.  It will have discoloration very similar to grass that has experienced frost damage.  Of course, that has certainly not…

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  •                 Brooks County Extension hosted a Weed Control program, for row crop producers, on January 15, 2015.  I wanted to share the educational information that I distributed at this meeting.  To access the following information, please click on the provided links.  Please let me know if you would…

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  • This morning I found an interesting article on Ag Fax.com about B.t. resistant fall armyworms. Doug Johnson of the University of Kentucky wrote the article to address the state’s potential risk to the resistant population. The interest started with the discovery of a resistant population in North Carolina in field corn. Scientists from NCSU discovered this…

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  • Please see below for the current Tobacco Budworm and Corn Earworm moth trap numbers.

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  • I have included the current Brooks County moth numbers for Tobacco Budworm (TBW) and Corn Earworm (CEW).  Also, for your information I am attaching a pest update from Dr. Phillip Roberts.  Please call if you have any questions. This is Phillip Roberts, Extension entomologist with the University of Georgia and this Pest Patrol Update is…

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  • This week we have a decrease in the number of moth captures.  Both tobacco budworm and corn earworm numbers are down.  However, we should anticipate cyclic (approximately 4 weeks) increases and decreases in these numbers throughout the season.  Typically, we will see a pattern develop of a decrease and within 2 weeks another sharp increase.…

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