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Alex Csinos, a University of Georgia scientist based in Tifton, holds up a pair of tobacco plants during a tobacco tour on the UGA Tifton Campus on June 10, 2014. Csinos shows nematode damage on a tobacco plant. CAES News
Nematodes On Tobacco 06/17/14 Clint Thompson
Microscopic worms called nematodes may seem harmless, but they can devastate a tobacco field, reducing yields, stunting plant growth and cutting into farmer profits. A University of Georgia plant pathologist is studying different management systems in hopes of reducing the nematode’s impact on Georgia agriculture.
Ambrosia beetle damage on a fig tree. CAES News
Fig Pest 06/12/14 Paul Pugliese
Backyard fig gardeners may be seeing toothpick-like spines protruding from their beloved fig trees. This is a sign that ambrosia beetles are boring into the tree’s stems.
Cotton roots infected with root-knot nematodes swell in response to the infection. These knots serve as feeding sites where nematodes (microscopic worms) grow, produce more eggs and stunt the plant's growth. CAES News
Better, Healthier Cotton 06/06/14 Clint Thompson
Breeding cotton varieties with resistance to root-knot nematodes and better cotton fiber quality are at the forefront of Peng Chee’s research at the University of Georgia.
Rows of cotton at a farm on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in 2013. CAES News
Cotton Scout School 05/30/14
Cotton scout trainings hosted by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are set for June.
Rows of cotton at a farm on the University of Georgia Tifton Campus in 2013. CAES News
Cotton Scout School 05/28/14 Clint Thompson
Cotton scout trainings hosted by the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences are set for June.
Poison ivy grows up a tree in Jackson, Ga. CAES News
Destroy Weeds 05/22/14 Sharon Dowdy
Growing a vegetable garden consists of more than just keeping the plants healthy. It’s also about making sure the weeds don’t take over.
Overwintering kudzu bugs discovered in pine bark. CAES News
Kudzu Bug 05/21/14 Clint Thompson
A parasitoid wasp controls kudzu bug populations in its native Asia. University of Georgia entomologist Michael Toews hopes those wasps will one day reduce the kudzu bug’s presence in the United States.
Agricultural climatologist Pam Knox's office is filled with volumes of old weather observations. These book contain the original hand written weather statistics from Atlanta in the beginning of the 20th century. CAES News
Changing Climate 05/01/14 Sharon Dowdy
The changing climate is affecting trends in weather across the nation. As temperatures in the Southeast rise, farmers will have to adjust to longer growing seasons, more diseases and pests and to an increase in extreme weather conditions, says a University of Georgia expert.
A syrphid or flower fly hovers over a swamp sunflower bloom. The tiny insect is sometimes called a hover fly because its flight pattern resembles that of a hovering hummingbird. CAES News
Attracting Pollinators 04/22/14
A butterfly and container garden workshop will be offered Wednesday, May 28 from 9 a.m. until noon at the University of Georgia Research and Education Garden off Ellis Road in Griffin.
Avoiding infestation is key for corn growers to maintain grain quality, especially when dealing with the threat of the maize weevil, the most dangerous pest a corn grower faces every year. CAES News
Kernel Killers 04/10/14 Clint Thompson
For Georgia corn producers, chances of an insect infestation in grain storage are much higher in late summer or early fall. A University of Georgia entomologist says keeping corn cool and dry is the key to keeping weevil away.