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UGA Peanut Entomology
Posted on Sep 18, 2020
Scouting Caterpillars in Peanut
This short video demonstrates how to sample peanuts for foliage feeding caterpillars. Since velvetbean caterpillars and soybean loopers are currently present in Georgia, there is still time to use this information to help make management decisions. If you have any questions about insect management in peanut, contact your local University...
UGA Peanut Entomology
Posted on Aug 31, 2020
Velvetbean Caterpillars Abundant in Georgia Peanut
Georgia peanut growers need to check their fields this week for velvetbean caterpillar (VBC) infestations. Moths have been present for several weeks, and populations of caterpillars are now at threshold in many fields. A field of mine that has not been treated with insecticide was averaging 20 caterpillars per row...
UGA Peanut Entomology
Posted on Aug 14, 2020
Spider Mites
We knew they were coming, and now they are here. The calls, emails, and texts have started to roll in reporting peanut fields in Georgia infested with twospotted spider mite. Finding mite infestations early, choosing an effective miticide, and applying the miticide correctly are critically important if we hope to...