Source: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA submitted to NRP
IPM IMPLEMENTATION IN AGROECOSYSTEMS IN GEORGIA
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
OTHER GRANTS
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1004587
Grant No.
2014-70006-22533
Cumulative Award Amt.
$405,000.00
Proposal No.
2014-07590
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2014
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2018
Grant Year
2016
Program Code
[EIP]- Extension Implementation Program
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
200 D.W. BROOKS DR
ATHENS,GA 30602-5016
Performing Department
Entomology-CES
Non Technical Summary
Agriculture is crucial to the economic well-being of Georgia and the region with a farm gate value of $13.9 billion (2012 Georgia Farm Gate Value Report). Food and fiber production and directly related processing generated a total economic impact of $76.9 billion for the state and accounted for more than 375,800 jobs in 2012 (2014 Ag Snapshots). However, climate and topographical conditions in Georgia and the southeastern U.S. create unique pest management challenges. Warm temperatures, high humidity, and long growing season are very conducive to high pest pressures from insects, weeds, and diseases. An organized infrastructure aimed at implementing science-based integrated pest management (IPM)strategies is therefore critical to ensure the economic viability of food and fiber production in Georgia and across the southeastern U.S. The major goal of this project is to develop novel and transdisciplinary IPM programs utilizing the most updated scienctific information and help stakeholders to implement those programs in order to minimize environmental and economic risks associated with pests and their management at the state, regional and national level. We will develop comprehensive IPM programs through multidisciplinary research and innovation, implement those IPM programs by working directly with growers and other stakeholders, and effectively communicate with growers, commodity groups, and other stakeholders utilizing traditional extension tools as well as the most current digital technology to educate them and get their feedback to evaluate our Extension programs. This will help minimize environmental and economic risks associated with pests and pest management strategies, develop novel IPM tactics, educate stakeholders about those strategies and facilitate their adoption.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
2161114113015%
2161120113020%
2161499113015%
2161719113020%
2161830113020%
2163299113010%
Knowledge Area
216 - Integrated Pest Management Systems;

Subject Of Investigation
1114 - Peach; 1120 - Blueberry; 1499 - Vegetables, general/other; 3299 - Poultry, general/other; 1719 - Cotton, other; 1830 - Peanut;

Field Of Science
1130 - Entomology and acarology;
Goals / Objectives
The overall goal of this project is to develop novel and transdisciplinary IPM programs utilizing the most updated scienctific information and help stakeholders to implement those programs to minimize environmental and economic risks associated with pests and their management at the state, regional and national level. The objectives designated to meet this goal are: 1) develop comprehensive IPM programs through multidisciplinary research and innovation; 2) implement those IPM programs by working directly with growers and other stakeholders; and 3) effectively communicate with growers, commodity groups, and other stakeholders utilizing the most current digital technology to educate them and get their feedback to evaluate our extension programs. The primary and secondary priorities addressed in this project are IPM Implementation in Agronomic Crops, IPM Implementation in Animal Agriculture, IPM Implementation in Specialty Crops, and IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities. The priorities included are focused on high value and high impact crops for the state of Georgia and the southeastern United States.
Project Methods
Research trials will be established to evaluate new pest management practices as appropriate for the objectives stated above. As research results become available and new pest management tactics are developed, demonstration plots will be established to provide growers and county extension faculty an opportunity to see the effects of IPM implementation firsthand. One-on-one interaction with growers at field days and county and regional extension grower meetings will facilitate the transfer of information and encourage implementation of new practices. Traditional extension educational materials including annual update of the GA Pest Management Handbook - Commercial and Homeowner editions, regular updates through monthly pulication of UGA IPM Newsletter, fact sheets, presentations at the grower and stakeholder meetings, field days, and more frequent updates through UGA Pest Management Hotline will be provided to all stakeholders. While traditional delivery of information is important, we will emphasize on utilizing the internet and smartphone technology to provide pest management information to the stakeholders through website, emails, and blogs. Up to date advisories regarding pest activity and management practices will be made available on blogs. New social media outlets will be explored and utilized, as well as traditional broadcast media, for delivery of timely IPM updates during the growing season.

Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/18

Outputs
Target Audience:Target audience for this IPM Extension Implementation Project were homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops, and poultry as well as farm workers; pest management professionals/researchers, students, agents, consultants, and industries; members of general public who submitted insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification; and other stakeholders associated with pest management on national and international scales. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a proven program for managing pests in modern agricultural systems. Knowledge and information are critical for successful and sustainable management. A primary part of our program is education, not only for decision makers in the field, but also for participating Extension professionals. On average, UGA IPM Specialists annually deliver presentations attended by over 5000 Georgia farmers, attend 90 county extension meetings, conduct 25 County Extension Agent trainings, and demonstrate new IPM techniques to farmers at 28 field days across the state. The specialists present their findings at numerous regional and national meetings as well as company and regional associations. Additionally, IPM Specialists annually participate in over 55 broadcast radio and media interviews and to educate growers and professionals on current issues related to IPM. Most of the commodity teams also maintain their own blog to provide educational materials to growers and pest management professionals. Specialists network with other pest management professionals in the region and US at various meetings such as the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Southern Pest Management Seminar, the Southeast Row Crop Entomology Working Group annual meeting, the Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, and other professional meetings. UGA Cooperative Extension has hired several new county extension agents throughout the grant period. Educating those new agents has become a priority of UGA IPM Specialists. The training opportunities for agents include annual classroom-based trainings, field days and visits, scouting schools, webinars, and personal consultations and correspondence to train agents in specialized aspects of IPM relevant to their respective counties. A number of postdoctoral researchers, undergraduate and graduate students including Master of Pest Protection and Pest Management students worked on various projects associated with UGA IPM specialists during the grant period. This provided them with valuable training to conduct research and disseminate research findings to farmers as well as at numerous regional and national meetings. The impact of our IPM programs is reaching far beyond the state boundaries to national and international levels. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of our IPM projects have been disseminated to stakeholders including homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops, and poultry as well as farm workers; pest management professionals/researchers, students, agents, consultants, and industries; members of general public who submitted insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification; and other stakeholders associated with pest management. Information was disseminated using traditional agricultural extension means through county agents via the County Delivery Model as well as digital means of communication including specialized blogs and smartphone applications. Agent trainings and Extension publications, such as commodity production guides, Peanut Rx, and the Georgia Pest Management Handbook, are the cornerstones of educational programs. Local and statewide grower meetings, field days/tours, and webinars also support the county agent education programs. Mass media outlets included a variety of UGA Extension commodity blogs, informational websites, press releases, and social media. The impact of our IPM programs is reaching beyond the state boundaries on national and international scales. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals? Nothing Reported

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Georgia IPM program serves a huge diversity of clientele across the state including producers of row crops, specialty crops and poultry, homeowners, and residents of Georgia at large. Our goals are to provide science-based solutions to the pest problems facing our stakeholders. During this project, UGA IPM program members have helped stakeholders throughout the state of Georgia identify their pest and disease problems and implement science-based IPM programs to effectively control economically important pests and diseases. These efforts helped farmers save millions of dollars in crop losses due to pests and diseases as well as reduced production costs and increase their profitability. The UGA Peanut IPM program provided research-based information to peanut producers, facilitating the adoption of the best management practices to control economically important insect pests and diseases and contributing to the sustainability of peanut production in the US. Throughout the grant period, the peanut burrower bug and thrips and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) complex presented significant management challenges. Research and demonstration studies identified the use of deep tillage, an organophosphate insecticide, and irrigation as part of the best management program for the peanut burrower bug. Other studies indicated that the newly released field resistant cultivars were often not effective as standalone options, and integration with various chemical and cultural practices could reduce the risks posed by thrips and Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). These findings used to refine Peanut Rx, a disease risk management index developed by the Peanut IPM Team which directly assisted growers to make the optimal risk reduction choices associated with planting peanuts year after year. The UGA Cotton IPM program has expanded the understanding of thrips and how their feeding impacts crop growth and yield. The UGA Cotton Team investigated the effects of tillage and cover crops on thrips, starter fertilizer and optimal timing of a supplemental foliar insecticide application, herbicide and thrips management interactions, novel insecticides and application methods, and development of a predictive model for thrips infestations. Results from this project have been summarized in publications "Managing Thrips in Cotton: Research in the Southeast Region" and "Cross-Commodity Management of Silverleaf Whitefly in Georgia" which were made available to growers. The Thrips Infestation Predictor (TIPs) tool for cotton was released in April of 2017. Throughout the grant period, the County On-farm Research and Education (CORE) program gathered information on thrips infestations and injury to educate County Agents and growers as well as validate the TIPs tool, which accurately predicted plant injury in the following seasons. In collaboration with the UGA Center of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, we have developed a smartphone app which allows individuals to record selected pest populations (EDDMapS IPM). This app supports the GA Cotton Insect Advisor app, targeted for use by county agents as a reporting platform of specific insect pest infestations in a county for cotton and other crops. The pest reports submitted through this app provide real-time pest presence and intensity information to IPM decision makers and are very helpful for implementing appropriate IPM programs. The UGA Poultry IPM program focused on assisting commercial broilers houses, caged layer operators, cattlemen, and pet owners to manage a variety of insect pests. Northern fowl mites have been found in the majority of eastern bluebird nests recently, indicating that wild birds likely serve as a major source for mite re-infestation in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. Our studies demonstrated the efficacy of a new class of acaricides and showed that orally administered treatment significantly reduced mites in infested hen within a day of treatment and maintained suppression. Our investigations also revealed that diatomaceous earth and Beauveria bassiana did not produce acceptable levels of mealworm and darkling beetle suppression or control. The Poultry IPM program also demonstrated the ability of house flies to carry Salmonella and showed that most of the Salmonella strains were resistant to 3-9 of the tested antibiotics. This highlights the role of flies as vectors of human disease agents and the risk presented when these motile vectors move from animal production facilities to human habitations. Additionally, we also demonstrated that the newly developed ear tag containing the first electron transport chain inhibitor available in veterinary entomology, shows promise against horn flies. The findings provided solutions to the most significant pest management problems facing poultry and livestock industries. Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) remained the key pest of blueberries causing $15-20 millions in damage to Georgia blueberries annually. The UGA Blueberry IPM program focused their efforts on helping growers implement IPM programs based on biology and ecology of this pest. Our findings revealed that growers can effectively protect their fruit from infestation using a number season-long rotational programs depending on their needs such as export market, short pre-harvest interval, or resistance management. We released "MyIPM" app to help growers access most updated information about blueberry IPM. The UGA Blueberry Disease Specialist also conducted field trials to evaluate and optimize the use of lime sulfur and Sulforix to control Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot disease, a common blueberry disease issue. We organized a state-wide UGA Blueberry IPM Field Day to deliver IPM related information to growers, agents, and other stakeholders. Consequently, growers were able to save millions of dollars in crop losses by successfully managing insect pests and diseases. The UGA vegetable IPM program conducted several field trials to evaluate multiple IPM tactics against cowpea curculio, diamondback moth (DBM), SLWF, and a variety of viruses such as Cucurbit leaf crumple virus (CuLCrV), Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV), and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) in collards, cowpea, cucumber, tomato, onion, and other vegetables. The new insecticides were also tested and findings were used to develop IPM programs targeting pests in vegetable blossoms, overwintering pest populations, DBM insecticide resistance management, and reducing broad-spectrum pesticide use. Season-long monitoring revealed that CuLCrV and CYSDV were rampant in GA. A risk reduction calculator was developed based on relative contributions of each management tactic to reduction in disease incidence and severity. Identification of resistance levels and variation across the production region aided growers in insecticide selection, reduced use of ineffective products, and increased grower potential for production of marketable crops. Georgia IPM program maintains disease diagnostic labs in Athens and Tifton, and offer insect diagnostic services in Athens and Griffin. During this grant period, our diagnosticians have helped over 10,000 disease and pest samples submitted by clientele across the state via mail (physical samples) or via email or DDDI (images). Through this service, Georgia IPM program has helped Georgia citizens across the state to implement appropriate IPM programs to control pest problems in agricultural as well as urban settings. The diagnostic services provided by UGA IPM program have been estimated to save $100-300 million in crop losses. In cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, UGA IPM specialists published "Protecting Georgia's Pollinators: a state plan for promoting a large, healthy and diverse pollinator workforce" in order to promote pollinator stewardship and demonstrate a coordinated stewardship effort to protect pollinators in Georgia.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2017. Wise management decisions for late season threecornered alfalfa hoppers and caterpillars. In Peanut Pointers Newsletter. August 2017, UGA Peanut Team. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. http://ugapeanutteam.org/extension/county-agent-portal/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: UGA Peanut Entomology Blog Posts (https://site.extension.uga.edu/peanutent/) -Check Peanuts for Thrips: Thrips Monitoring 2018: 17 May,Published 2018/05/21 -Thrips Monitoring 2018: 4 May, Published 2018/05/04 -Thrips Monitoring 2018: 18 April, Published 2018/04/25 -Dont be Alarmed by the White-lined Burrower Bug, Published 2018/04/17 -Garden Fleahopper, Published 2017/08/28 -Scouting Peanuts for Caterpillars, Published 2017/08/11 -Hopper Burn, Published 2017/08/07 -Peanut Insect Update: Scout Your Peanuts!, Published 2017/07/28 -Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Published 2017/06/12 -UGA Cotton, Peanut, and Soybean Scout Schools, Published 2017/06/06 -Thrips Monitoring 2017: 11 May, Published 2017/05/18
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Brent Phelan. 2017. Poultry  Fly Control. 2017 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 97-100.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Brent Phelan. 2017. Poultry External Parasite Control. 2017 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, p. 101.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle and Seth Irish. Cows or Killers? Endoparasiticide Potential for Use in Insecticidal Zooprophylaxis Against Malaria Mosquitoes. 81st Annual Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society, Jekyll Island, GA, April 5-7, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Arthropod Pests in Animal Agriculture. Departmental Seminar, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, February 19, 2018. (invited)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Annie Rich, Sierra King, Elizabeth Slater, and Ari Wernick. Flying Fomites: Insects as Mechanical Vectors. Population Biology of Vector-borne Diseases: A Symposium at the Center for the Ecology of Infectious Diseases, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, February 24, 2018. (poster)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy Hinkle and Seth Irish. Death by Cattle: Zooprophylaxis and Endectocide Efficacy in the Control of Anopheles Mosquitoes. American Mosquito Control Association Annual Meeting, Kansas City, MO, February 26-March 2, 2018. (honorable mention)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, Seth Irish, and Timothy Pringle. Insecticidal Zooprophylaxis: Eprinomectin-treated Cattle as Malaria Mosquito Control. 92nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Orlando, Florida, March 4-7, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. and Elizabeth Slater. Animal Ectoparasites and Their Impacts on Humans. 92nd Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, Orlando, Florida, March 4-7, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Yumin Xu, Sha Tao, Mark Harrison, and Jinru Chen. Flies as Salmonella Vectors in Georgia Animal Agriculture. 82nd Annual Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park and Lodge, Helen, Georgia, April 4-6, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. G. and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2018. Recent outbreaks of diamondback moth insecticide resistance in the southeast United States and the IRM response. The 2018 ESA, ESC, ESBC Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Nov. 12, invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sparks, A. and D. G. Riley. 2018. Recent pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii, outbreaks and management in Georgia. Poster at the 2018 ESA, ESC, ESBC Joint Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada (Nov. 13).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley, David. 2017. Cowpea curculio biology and management. Cowpea Meeting at the SERFV Conference. S.E Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference. Savannah, GA (workshop organizer Jan. 5).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley, D. G., and S. Sparks. 2017. Diamondback moth control update. Diamondback Moth Control and Dupont Pest Management Practices for Managing DBM. Colquitt Co. Ext. Office workshop. Moultrie, GA (Feb. 23, 2017).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley, D. G., Philip Torrance and Jenna Brock. 2017. Diamondback moth resistance monitoring and management in Georgia. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN (Mar. 12-15).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks, A.N. 2017. Field performance of BT sweet corn in south Georgia. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN (Mar. 12-15).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Barwick, S. and A.N. Sparks. 2017. Determination of pupation and emergence times for cowpea curculio under varying temperature regimes. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN (Mar. 12-15).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Torrance, P. and D. G. Riley. 2017. Susceptibility of diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) populations to insecticide in Georgia. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN (Mar. 12-15).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Legarrea, S., W. G. Marchant, S. Diffie, and D. G. Riley. 2017. The impact of virus resistant cultivars on vector fitness and implications for epidemics in a Begomovirus pathosystem. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN (Mar. 12-15).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley, D. G., T. Harty, A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2017. Evidence of diapause in the cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus. 81st Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA (Apr. 5-7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Torrance, P. and D. G. Riley. 2017. Diamondback moth insecticide resistance monitoring in Georgia. 81st Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA (Apr. 5-7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks, A.N. 2017. Evaluation of soil applied insecticide programs for management of damage by soil insects in sweet potato. 81st Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA (Apr. 5-7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Roberts, P. et al. 2017. Corn earworm pyrethroid resistance monitoring: 2006-2016. 81st Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA (Apr. 5-7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Buntin, G.D. et al. 2017. Use and efficacy of Bt crop technology in Georgia. 81st Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA (Apr. 5-7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Barwick, S., S. Sparks, and D. G. Riley. 2017. Effects of planting date on damage levels incurred with cowpea curculio (Chalcodermus aeneus) in southern peas. 81st Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Jekyll Island, GA (Apr. 5-7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley, D. G. P. Torrance, and A. N. Sparks. 2017. Management of insecticide-resistant diamondback moth in Georgia cole crops. The 66th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Orlando, FL (Nov. 5-8).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Northern Fowl Mite Research; Dr. Joyce A. DeVaney. 62nd Annual Livestock Insect Workers Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, June 17-20, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Delusory Parasitosis and Mystery Bugs, Bites and Itches  Strategies for Communicating With Clients When No Pests Are Present. National Pest Management Associations PestWorld 2017, Baltimore, MD, October 24-25, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Pest Control Professionals Respond to People Suffering from Delusory Parasitosis. Georgia Pest Control Association Winter Conference, Athens, GA, January 9-11, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Vector-Borne Pathogens from a One Health Perspective. University of Georgia One Health Club, Athens, GA, January 11, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Biology, Behavior and Control of Pest Flies. Pacific Northwest Pest Management Conference, Hood River, OR, March 2-3, 2018. [140 attendees]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Delusory Parasitosis and Involvement of Pest Management Professionals. Pacific Northwest Pest Management Conference, Hood River, OR, March 2-3, 2018. [130 attendees]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. What You Must Know About Fleas. All Bugs Good and Bad, eXtension Learn webinar, May 4, 2018. (webinar) [126 participants]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Darkling Beetle Control Options. Piedmont Area Poultry Association, Greene County Extension Office, Greensboro, GA, June 26, 2018. [21 participants]
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Dont Let Flies Do You In. Robert Waggener, Fly Control Center, March 2, 2017. (http://www.flycontrolcenter.com/dont-let-flies-do-you-in/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Tick Bite Causes Human Allergic Reaction When Eating Red Meat. Erika Cochran, Georgia Outdoor News, March 2017. (http://www.gon.com/hunting/tick-bite-causes-human-allergic-reaction-when-eating-red-meat)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sierra King, Ari Wernick, Brenna Latorre-Murrin, and Nancy C. Hinkle. Insect Variety and Career Opportunities in Entomology. Georgia Senior 4-H Camp UGA Experience, Athens, GA. July 5, 2018.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. No Fly Zone. Heather Smith Thomas, Tri-State Livestock News, May 9, 2017. (http://www.tsln.com/news/no-fly-zone/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Tips for Battling Ticks This Summer. Suzanne Lawler, 13WMAZ, Macon, GA, May 18, 2017. (http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/tips-for-battling-ticks-this-summer/440900332)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Ticks are Very Bad Already, and Its Not Even Summer Yet. Keith Mickler, WRGA Local News Now, June 3, 2017. (http://www.wrganews.com/common/page.php?feed=1&id=103901&is_corp=1)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Pet Insects, Fleas, Ticks and Other Pests. Henry County Cooperative Extension, July 11, 2017. http://henryga.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?clip_id=1279
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Are spiders creeping indoors for the summer? Gabrielle Dawkins, 13WMAZ, Macon, GA, July 19, 2017. (http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/are-spiders-creeping-indoors-for-the-summer/458001596)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Its Rare to Spot a Brown Recluse in These Parts. Campbell Vaughn, Interview. Augusta Chronicle, October 26, 2017. ( http://chronicle.augusta.com/columnists/life/2017-10-26/campbell-vaughn-it-s-rare-spot-brown-recluse-these-parts )
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Interview. Research Shows Limited Effectiveness for Two Darkling Beetle Control Products. ZooTecnica International. December 22, 2017. (http://zootecnicainternational.com/poultry-facts/beetle-products/)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks, A. and D. G. Riley. 2017. Management of soil insects in sweet potato in South Georgia. The 66th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America (ESA), Orlando, FL (Nov. 5-8).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Dempsey, M., D. G. Riley, and R. Srinivasan. 2017. Insecticidal effects on the spatial progression of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and movement of its whitefly vector in Tomato. J. Econ. Entomol. 110: 875-883.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coolong, T., Sparks., Riley, D., Culpepper, S., Hurst, W., Dutta, B., & Boyhan, G. (2017). Onion Production Guide. UGA Cooperative Extension Bulletin, 1198, 16-25.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley, D.G., T. Coolong, R. Gitaitis, B. Dutta, A. Sparks, Jr., T. Grey, J. Schmidt, E.G. Fonsah, and M. Toews. 2017. Crop Profile for Cowpeas in Georgia. UGA Extension Bulletin 1480, Athens, Georgia http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1480
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, David G. and Alton N. Sparks, Jr. 2018. The cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): historical pest status, potential for spread, and current management. Proceedings of the Symposium: Potential Invasive Pest Weevil Species of the World. 25th International Congress of Entomology (25-30 September 2016) Orlando, Florida, United States of America. Florida Entomologist (in press).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Interview. Kissing Bugs Not Health Threat in Georgia. Jimmy Holbrook, Chattooga County Radio, AM 1180, July 15, 2018. (https://chattooga1180.com/uga-kissing-bugs-not-health-threat-in-georgia/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Interview. Kissing bugs in Georgia. Nancy C. Hinkle, Jule-Lynne Macie, and Heather N. Kolich, Lowndes-Echols Ag News, July 19, 2018. (https://site.extension.uga.edu/lowndesecholsag/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Interview. A newly-introduced tick threatens the Southeast. Nancy C. Hinkle, Lake Oconee News, July 20, 2018. (https://www.lakeoconeenews.us/article/newly-introduced-tick-threatens-southeast)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Burnsed, Joel, Greg Pittman, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Bob Waldorf, and Trey Gafnea. Understanding Fly Control: Research Update from the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Beef. Northeast Georgia Beef Cattle Short Course, Athens, GA, Feb. 8, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, and Seth Irish. Implications of LongRange Eprinomectin injectable as a control measure for disease vectoring dipterans, Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Culicoides sonorensis. 91st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN, March 12-15, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Bennett, Katie, Nancy C. Hinkle and Annie Rich. The Goldilocks Phenomenon: Determining Optimal Larval Density for Rearing Anopheles quadrimaculatus in a Laboratory Setting. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Conner Hall, UGA, Athens, GA, April 12, 2017. (poster)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie. Killer Cows: Zooprophylaxis and Endectocide Use in Mosquito Control. Georgia Mosquito Control Association annual meeting, Athens, GA, October 19, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Phelan, Brent. Scourge of the broiler industry: current status of control measures used against lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus. H.O. Lund 3 Minute Thesis Competition, H.O. Lund Week 2017, Athens, GA, April 12, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Phelan, Brent. Chemical, Mechanical, and Biological Control of Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Georgia Broiler Houses. Departmental Seminar, Entomology Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April 19, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, and Seth Irish. Killer Cows: Zooprophylaxis and Eprinomectin Effects on Malaria Vector Anopheles quadrimaculatus. 61st Livestock Insect Workers Conference, DeSoto Hotel, Savannah, GA, June 25-28, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, and Seth Irish. Use of Long-term Endectocide in Cattle for Control of the Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus. 65th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Denver, CO, November 5-8. 2017. (lightning bug 3-minute oral presentation)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, and Seth Irish. Eprinomectin as a Mosquito Control and Treated Cattle as Tools in the War Against Malaria. 65th Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Denver, CO, November 5-8, 2017. (poster, 2nd place)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Interview. The best defense against fleas is a good offense. Merritt Melancon, IPM in the South, May 18, 2018. ( https://ipmsouth.com/2018/05/18/the-best-defense-against-fleas-is-a-good-offense/ )
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Blount. J, P. Roberts, M. Toews, Gardner., All., Davis, J., & Buntin, G. D. (2017). Seasonal population dynamics of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in kudzu and soybean, and implication for insecticidal control in soybean. Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 110, Issue 1, 1 February 2017, Pages 157167, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow281.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Wei, X., Roberts, P., Porter, W. M., Perry, C. D., & Toews, M. D. (2017). A laboratory evaluation of chemigation to manage stink bugs. Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 110, Issue 2, 1 April 2017, Pages 471478, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow315.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Knight, I. A., Roberts, P. M., Gardner, W. A., Oliver, K. M., Jacobson, A., & Toews, M. D. (2017). Effect of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales: Clavicipitaceae) and Fungicide Applications on Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in Soybean. Crop, Forage & Turfgrass Management, 3(1) Submitted: Unspecified review/referee status
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Knight, I. A., Roberts, P. M., Gardner, W. A., Oliver, K. M., Reay-Jones, F. P. F., Reisig, D. D., & Toews, M. D. (2017). Spatial Distribution of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) Adults, Eggs and Parasitism by Paratelenomus saccharalis (Hymenoptera: Platygastridae) in Soybean. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY, 46(6), 1292-1298. doi:10.1093/ee/nvx150.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Reay-Jones, F. P. F., Greene, J. K., Herbert, D. A., Jacobson, A. L., Kennedy, G. G., Reisig, D. D., & Roberts, P. M. (2017). Within-Plant Distribution and Dynamics of Thrips Species (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Cotton. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 110(4), 1563-1575. doi:10.1093/jee/tox131.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Beyer, B. A., Srinivasan, R., Roberts, P. M., & Abney, M. R. (2017). Biology and Management of the Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper (Hemiptera: Membracidae) in Alfalfa, Soybean, and Peanut. Journal of Integrated Pest Management, 8(1). doi:10.1093/jipm/pmx003.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Roberts, P. 2017. Silverleaf Whitefly Update. Georgia Cotton Ginners Association annual meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Roberts, P. 2017. Silverleaf Whitefly Management in Cotton. Deltapine Ag Retailer Meetings (5) and Grower Meeting (1).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Roberts, P., and D. Reisig. 2017. New and emerging pests (co-moderators). In Southern Field Crops Pest Management Seminar.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Roberts, P. 2017. Entomology Update. Georgia Crop Production Alliance annual meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Musser, F., J. Greene, D. Kerns, S. Stewart, M. Parajulee, G. Lorenz, M. Jones, A. Herbert, S. Taylor, Pl Roberts, and D. Reisig. 2017. Monitoring bollworms for pyrethroid resistance, 2007-2016. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Snider, J., G. Harris, P. Roberts, and C. Meeks. 2017. Physiological and agronomic response to N fertility in southern Georgia in a long-term conservation tillage system. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ward, B, T. Barnes, P. Pugliese, H. Anderson, R. Churchwell, W. Tyson, P. Sapp, C. Earls, J. Kichler, J. Brock, B. Cresswell, J. Hathorn, B. Hayes, P. Edwards, J. Mallard, A. Shirley, J. Miller, L. Ray, R. Ensley, M. Freeman, A. Sawyer, J. Slusher, B. Jeffries, and P. Roberts. 2017. On farm evaluation of planting dates and tillage practice on thrips management programs in Georgia cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Portier, T., M. Abney, M. Toews, and P. Roberts. 2017. Planting date influences thrips infestations and management programs in Georgia cotton. Beltwide Cotton conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Kerns, C., J. Greene, H. Wang, J. Smoak, D. Robinson, J. Greene, F. Reay-Jones, P. Roberts, M. Toews, A. Jacobson, D. Reisig, and A. Herbert. 2017. Effects of planting date and variety on thrips populations and injury to cotton in the southeastern United States. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Stewart, S., A. Catchot, G. Lorenz, J. Davis, S. Brown, J. Beuzelin, P. Roberts, and D. Reisig. 2017. From the Mid-South to the Southeast: regional differences in insect pest complexes. Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America annual meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Buntin, D., A. Sparks, P. Roberts, M. Toews, and X. Ni. 2017. Use and efficacy of Bt crop technology in Georgia. Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America annual meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Hunter, J. and A. A. Sial. 2018. Lethal effects of selected insecticides on the immature life stages of Drosophila suzukii (Matsumura). 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA. 4-6 April 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. An integrated approach to managing spotted wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae). 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA. 4-6 April 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Green, K. and A. A. Sial. 2018. Evaluating the effects of environmental factors and farm management practices on D. suzukii abundance in blueberry orchards of Southeast Georgia. 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA. 4-6 April 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Spaulding, N. R. and A. A. Sial. 2018. Screening for insecticide resistance in spotted wing drosophila in Georgia. 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA. 4-6 April 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: **Disi, J., B. Little, A. A. Sial. 2018. RAPID screening of residual toxicity of insecticides against spotted wing drosophila (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in treated vials over time. 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA. 4-6 April 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Patel, D. K., B. R. Blaauw, M. D. Toews, P. G. Tillman, and A. A. Sial. 2018. Population distribution, host plants, and natural enemies of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halymorpha halys (St�l) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in Georgia. 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Unicoi State Park, Helen, GA. 4-6 April 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. H. Burrack, M. Grieshop, C. Guedot, K. Hamby, R. Isaacs, D. Johnson, J. Lee, T. Leskey, O. Liburd, J. Popp, M. Rogers, V. Walton, M. Rogers, F. Zalom, B. Little, and C. Roubos. Integrating cultural, behavioral, and chemical strategies to improve organic management of spotted wing drosophila. 9th International IPM Symposium, Baltimore, MD. 19-22 March 2018. (International)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Rendon, D., V. Walton, K. Hamby, A. Arsenault, C. Roubos, A. A. Sial, P. Fanning, S. V. Timmeren, R. Isaacs, A. Petran, and M. Rogers. Mulching and irrigation management for cultural control of Drosophila suzukii. 9th International IPM Symposium, Baltimore, MD. 19-22 March 2018. (International)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. Identification, monitoring, and management of spotted wing drosophila in blueberries. Blueberry IPM Field Day, 21 February 2018, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Spaulding, N. R. and A. A. Sial. Cherry and Cranberry Fruitworm in Blueberry. Blueberry IPM Field Day, 21 February 2018, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Green, C. K. and A. A. Sial. Blueberry Pest: Blueberry Maggot (Rhagoletis mendax). Blueberry IPM Field Day, 21 February 2018, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: *Hunter, J. and A. A. Sial. Aphids as blueberry pests. Blueberry IPM Field Day. Blueberry IPM Field Day, 21 February 2018, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. Insect pest management in Georgia blueberries. Annual Blueberry Update, 10 January 2018, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: *Whitehouse, S., J. Schmidt, and A. A. Sial. Natural enemies in blueberry agroecosystems: Implications of management practices and non-crop habitat. The 65th Annual Meeting of the ESA, 5-8 November 2017, Denver, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: **Roubos, C., B. Little, and A. A. Sial. Evaluation of organic insecticides for management of spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii in Georgia blueberries. The 65th Annual Meeting of the ESA, 5-8 November 2017, Denver, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sial, A. A., J. Hunter, B. Little, and C. Roubos. Strategies to maintain and improve effectiveness of insecticides frequently used to control spotted wing drosophila in blueberries. The 65th Annual Meeting of the ESA, 5-8 November 2017, Denver, CO.
  • Type: Books Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Faris Jirjis, Eugene Szewczyk, Fangshi Sun, and Annie Flochlay-Sigognault. 2018. Efficacy and safety assessment of a water-soluble formulation of fluralaner for treatment of natural Ornithonyssus sylviarum infestations in laying hens. Parasites & Vectors 11:99 (https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-018-2678-y).
  • Type: Books Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Mullens, Bradley A., Nancy C. Hinkle, Rebecca Trout Fryxell, and Kateryn Rochon. Past, Present, and Future Contributions and Needs for Veterinary Entomology in the United States and Canada. American Entomologist 64(1): 20-31.
  • Type: Books Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Rust, M.K., B.L. Blagburn, I. Denholm, M.W. Dryden, P. Payne, N.C. Hinkle, S. Kopp, and M. Williamson. 2018. International Program to Monitor Cat Flea Populations for Susceptibility to Imidacloprid. Journal of Medical Entomology (doi: 10.1093/jme/tjy092).
  • Type: Books Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Xu, Yumin, Sha Tao, Nancy Hinkle, Mark Harrison, and Jinru Chen. 2018. Salmonella, including antibiotic-resistant Salmonella, from flies captured from cattle farms in Georgia, U.S.A. Science of the Total Environment 616-617: 90-96.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2018. House Flies, Maggots, and Fly Control. Integrated Pest Management Program Monthly Newsletter, August 2018.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2018. An Immigrant Georgia Definitely Does NOT Want. Georgia Cattleman magazine, August 2018.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2018. Poultry  Fly Control. 2018 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 97-100.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2018. Poultry External Parasite Control. 2018 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, p. 101.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2018. Poultry House Pest Control. 2018 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 102-103.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Rich, Annie E., Seth R. Irish, T. Dean Pringle, Michael D. Green, and Nancy C. Hinkle. Luring Malaria Vectors to Their Death: Evaluating the Potential of Bovine Zooprophylaxis Using Eprinomectin. 48th Annual Society for Vector Ecology Conference, Tenaya Lodge, Yosemite National Park, CA, October 7-11, 2018. (poster)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sial, A. A. H. Burrack, M. Grieshop, C. Guedot, K. Hamby, R. Isaacs, D. Johnson, J. Lee, T. Leskey, O. Liburd, J. Popp, M. Rogers, V. Walton, M. Rogers, and F. Zalom. Development and implementation of systems-based organic management strategies for spotted wing drosophila (OREI project update). NIFA Project Directors Workshop, 17-18 October 2017, Washington, DC.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Identification, Monitoring, and Management in Georgia Blueberries. UGA Blueberry blog, 18 April 2018. https://bit.ly/2LmpN1q
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Monitoring and Management of Thrips in Blueberries. UGA Blueberry blog, 10 Feb 2018. https://bit.ly/2HaZqy3
  • Type: Websites Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Monitoring and Management of Blueberry Gall Midge. UGA Blueberry blog, 10 Feb 2018. https://bit.ly/2JXKscu
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Blueberry Integrated Pest Management Field Day. UGA Blueberry blog, 10 Feb 2018. https://bit.ly/2J7eskE
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Upcoming webinars on organic and biological control of spotted wing drosophila. UGA Blueberry blog, 10 Feb 2018. https://bit.ly/2HbW25O
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Spotted wing drosophila identification, monitoring and management in Georgia blueberries. UGA IPM Newsletter, 4 (4): 3-10.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Management of scale insects in blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 18(4): 15-19.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Grower Handouts for  1) Identification of Spotted Wing Drosophila; 2) Spotted Wing Drosophila Lifecycle; 3) Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Blueberries; and 4) Monitoring Spotted Wing Drosophila Using Traps. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 18(3): 32-35.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. UGA Suggested Insecticide Regime for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control in Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 18(3): 30-32.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. UGA Suggested Season-long Insecticide Rotational Programs for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control in Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, GA Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 18(3): 27-29.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2018. Spotted Wing Drosophila: Identification, Monitoring and Management in Georgia Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 18(3): 22-27.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sial, A. A. Blueberry Integrated Management Guide: Section Editor  Entomology (2018)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Evans, R. K., M. D. Toews and A. A. Sial. 2018. Effect of short- and long-term heat stress on reproductive potential of Drosophila suzukii Matsumura (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Journal of Thermal Biology. 78, 92-99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2018.09.011
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Jaffe, B. D., A. Avanesyan, H. K. Bal, Y. Feng, J. Grant, M. J. Grieshop, J. C. Lee, O. E. Liburd, E. Rhodes, C. Rodriguez-Saona, A. A. Sial, A. Zhang, and C. Guedot. 2018. Multistate comparison of attractants and the impact of fruit development stage on trapping Drosophila suzkii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in raspberry and blueberry. Environ. Entomol 47(4): 935-945. https://doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvy052
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Whitehouse, S., A. A. Sial, and J. M. Schmidt. 2017. Natural enemy abundance in southeastern blueberry agroecosystem: distance to edge and impact of management practices. Environ. Entomol 47(1): 32-38. doi: 10.1093/ee/nvx188.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sparks and Riley. Commercial Vegetable Insect Control. In: Georgia Pest Management Handbook. Updated annually.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sparks et. al., 2018. Cross-commodity management of silverleaf whitefly in Georgia. UGA Extension Circular 1141. 4 p.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Animal Pests that Bother Humans. 41st Annual Meeting of the Georgia Mosquito Control Association, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, October 18, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. and Billy Tesh. Horrific Infestations and Success Stories; Delusory Parasitosis. 62nd Annual Conference of the Association of Structural Pest Control Regulatory Officials. San Antonio, TX, August 20-24, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Back to the Future: Impact of Facilities and Flock Management on Insects and Mites. 2018 Georgia Layer Conference, Georgia Poultry Lab, Gainesville, GA, September 24, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Current Trends in Darkling Beetle Management. 2018 Georgia Broiler Conference, Oconee County Civic Center, Watkinsville, GA, September 26, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Your Customers and Their Invisible Bugs: How Professional Pest Control Deals with Delusory Parasitosis Cases. CPCO Fall Conference, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Hampton, GA, October 4, 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. House Flies are Public Health Pests. Public Health Workshop, UGA, Griffin, GA, October 30, 2018. (webinar)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Rich, Annie. Academic to the Real World. Georgia Mosquito Control Association 41st Annual Meeting, Athens, GA, October 17-19, 2018.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2015-2018. Insect management, in 2018 Georgia cotton production guide, pp. 85-108 (annual update). http://www.ugacotton.com/vault/file/2018-UGA-COTTON-PRODUCTION-GUIDE-1.pdf.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P., M. Toews and D. Buntin. 2015-2018. Insect management, in 2018 Georgia soybean production guide, pp. 76-91 (annual update). http://gasoybeans.caes.uga.edu/content/dam/caes-website/extension-outreach/commodities/grains/docs/soybean/2018-Soybean-Production-Guide.pdf.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2015-2018. Cotton: cotton insect control, in Georgia pest management handbook. UGA Extension Special Bulletin 28, Volume 1, pp. 87-95 (annual update). http://extension.uga.edu/programs-services/integrated-pest-management/publications/handbooks.html#commercial.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sparks, A., P. Roberts, A. Barnum, D. Riley, and M. Toews. 2018. Cross-Commodity Management of Silverleaf Whitefly in Georgia. UGA Cooperative Extension Circular 1141. http://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1141
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Wang, H, G. Kennedy, F. Reay-Jones, D. Reisig, M. Toews, P. Roberts, A. Herbert, S. Taylor, A. Jacobson, and J. Greene. (2018). Molecular Identification of Thrips Species Infesting Cotton in the Southeastern United States. Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 111, Issue 2, 2 April 2018, Pages 892898, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy036
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Lahiri, S., Roberts, P. M., & Toews, M. D. (2018). Role of Tillage, Thiamethoxam Seed Treatment, and Foliar Insecticide Application for Management of Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Seedling Cotton. Journal of Economic Entomology, toy320, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy320.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Reisig, D, A. Huseth, J. Bacheler, M. Aghee, L. Braswell, H. Barrack, K. Flanders, J. Greene, A. Herbert, A. Jacobson, S. Paula-Moraes, P. Roberts, and S. Taylor. (2018) Long-Term Empirical and Observational Evidence of Practical Helicoverpa zea Resistance to Cotton with Pyramided Bt Toxins. Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 111, Issue 4, 3 August 2018, Pages 18241833, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy106.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Eger, J., W. Gardner, J. Greene, T. Jenkins, P. Roberts, and D. Suiter. (2018). Invasive Pentatomoidea, Megacopta cribraria (F.). In Invasive Stink Bugs and Related Species (Pentatomoidea) Biology, Higher Systematics, Semiochemistry, and Management, pp. 293-332. Edited by J. E. McPherson, CRC Press.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Dutta et.al. 2018. Whitefly-transmitted plant viruses in South Georgia. UGA Extension Bulletin 1507. 7 p.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Dutta et. al. 2018. Sweet potato production and pest management in Georgia. UGA Extension Bulletin 1489.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley and Sparks. 2018. The cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus (Coleoptera: Curculioanidae): historical pest status, potential fpr spread, and current management. Proceedings of symposium at the 25th International Congress of Entomology.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sparks. 2018. Thrips: Vector biology and management. In Sustainable management of arthropod pests of tomato. Pp. 49-71.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley et al. 2017. Crop profile for cowpeas in Georgia.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Coolong et al. 2017. Onion production guide. UGA Extension Bulletin 1198.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks et al. Efficacy of silk channel injections with insecticides for management of Lepidopteran pests of sweet corn. JEE
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference: Annually  educational session offer approximately 12 hours of training. Between Sparks and Riley  2 to 4 presentations each year.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks and Riley. 2017. Management of soil insects in sweet potato in south Georgia. ESA Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Riley et al. 2017. Management of insecticide-resistant diamondback moth in Georgia Cole Crops. ESA Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2917 Citation: Riley et al. 2017. Evidence of diapause in the cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks. 2017 Evaluation of soil applied insecticide programs for management of damage by soil insects in sweet potato. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Barwick et al. 2017. Effects of planting date on damage levels incurred with cowpea curculio (Chalcodermus aeneus) in southern pea. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Roberts et al. 2017. Corn earworm pyrethroid resistance monitoring: 2006-2016. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Buntin et al. 2017. Use and efficacy of Bt crop technology in Georgia. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Gautam, S., B. Dutta, T. Coolong, and R. Srinivasan. Effects of a Begomovirus on the preference and fitness of its vector, Bemisia tabaci. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 5-8, 2017, Denver, Colorado. (*Graduate student)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sparks. 2017. Field performance of BT sweet corn in south Georgia. ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Barwick et al. 2017. Determination of pupation and emergence times for cowpea curculio under varying temperature regimes. ESA Southeastern Branch Meeting
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Lai, P.C., M. R. Abney, and R. Srinivasan. Economic impact of tobacco thrips (Frankliniella fusca) feeding injury on peanut. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 5-8, 2017, Denver, Colorado.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Srinivasan, R., S. Legarrea, W. Marchant, and S. Gautam. Plant virus infection modulates the preference and fitness of its vector, whitefly (Bemisia tabaci). Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 5 -8, 2017, Denver, Colorado.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Resource for Popular Press: during 2015-2018, served as a resource for content in 81 popular press articles relative to IPM.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Scout Schools are conducted in at least two locations annually. These half-day trainings include information on the biology and scouting of insect pests and natural control in cotton, peanut, and soybean.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P., J. Schmidt, and M. Toews. 2018. Insect Pest Management, New Considerations for Bt Cotton in 2018 and Silverleaf Whitefly Management. 11th Annual Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshop (concurrent sessions).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P. 2018. Silverleaf Whitefly Management. Southeastern Region Agri-AFC Agronomy Training
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P. 2018. Cotton IPM Update. Deltapine regional sales and technical sales meeting.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Musser, F. R., A. L. Catchot, Jr., S. P. Conley, J. A. Davis, C. DiFonzo, J. Greene, G. M. Lorenz, D. Owens, T. Reed, D. D. Reisig, P. Roberts, T. Royer, N. J. Seiter, S. D. Stewart, S. Taylor, K. Tilmon and M. O. Way. (2018). 2017 Soybean Insect Losses in the United States. Midsouth Entomologist 11(1):1-23. ISSN: 1936-6019.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Local or County-Based Educational Programs at the request of the County Agent: during 2015-2018, presentations on IPM were made at 136 meetings with 6,021 attendees.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P. 2018. Management of Silverleaf Whitefly in Southeastern Cotton. Georgia Association of Professional Agricultural Consultants and Alabama Consultants Association joint annual meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Roberts, P. 2018. What did whiteflies do to Georgia cotton in 2017? Georgia Plant Food Educational Society annual meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Aigner, B., and M.R. Abney. 2017. Biology, distribution, and Management of peanut burrower bug, Pangaeus bilineatus, in south Georgia peanut systems. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. Denver, CO.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Crosby, P., and M.R. Abney. 2017. Evaluating management tools for peanut burrower bug (Pangaeus bilineatus) in runner-type peanut. American Peanut Research and Education Society Albuquerque, NM. Abstract published In Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society. Vol 49.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M. R., D.B. Sutherland, and W. Monfort. 2017. Effect of peanut burrower bug (Hemiptera: Cydnidae) feeding injury on peanut seed germination. In 81st Annual Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society. Jekyll Island, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2018. Insect Pests of Peanut and Management Updates. UGA Peanut Agent Training. Unadilla, GA. 12/14.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2018. Peanut Insect Management. UGA Extension County Grower Meetings. 13 meetings with 667 attendees from January through March 2018.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2017. Managing late season insects in peanut. Southeast Gin and Peanut Field Day. Surrency, GA. 9/8
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2017. Peanut Entomology Research Update. UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day. University of Georgia, Tifton, GA. 9/6
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2017. Avoid losses to late season pests in non-irrigated peanut. UGA Southeast Research and Education Center Field Day. Midville, GA. 8/9
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Monfort, W. S., R. S. Tubbs, G. Harris, R. Kemerait, M. Abney, E. Prostko, W. Porter, A. Rabinowitz, A. Smith, P. Knox, (2018). Georgia Peanut Production quick Reference Guide.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Srinivasan, R. The effects of host resistance on whitefly Tomato yellow leaf curl virus interactions: Implications for viral epidemics and management. III Hemipteran-Plant Interactions. International Symposium, June 4-8, 2017 Madrid, Spain.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Srinivasan, R. http:/ es.uga.edu/whiteflies-tylcv//blog.ca
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Fonsah, E.G., Y. Chen, S. Diffie, R. Srinivasan, and D. Riley. 2018. Economic productivity and profitability analysis for whiteflies and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) management options. Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences 7: 1-9.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Dempsey, M., D. G. Riley, and R. Srinivasan. 2017. Insecticidal effects on the spatial progression of tomato yellow leaf curl virus and its whitefly vector in tomato. J. Econ. Ent. J Econ Entomol. 2017 Jun 1;110(3):875-883. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox061.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Gadhave, K., S. Adkins, A. Sparks, B. Dutta, T. Coolong, and R. Srinivasan. 2018. First Report of Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus in cucurbits in Georgia, United States. Plant Health Progress 19: 9-10.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Marasigan, K., M. Toews, R. Kemerait, M. R. Abney, A. Culbreath, and R. Srinivasan. 2018. Evaluation of alternatives to an organophosphate insecticide with selected cultural practices: effects on thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds), and spotted wilt incidence in peanut farmscapes. Journal of Economic Entomology 111: 1030-1041. (*Graduate student)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Srinivasan, R., M. R. Abney, A. K. Culbreath2, R. C. Kemerait, R. S. Tubbs, W. S. Monfort, H. R. Pappu. 2017. Three decades of managing Tomato spotted wilt virus in peanut in southeastern United States. Virus Res. May 24. pii: S0168-1702(16)30709-2. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.05.016. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. 2018. Results of research funded for insect management in vegetable crops. S.E Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference. Savannah, GA (Jan. 13, invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. 2018. Vegetable insect pest management. Guest lecture and laboratory in M. Maws undergraduate class at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College, Tifton, GA (Feb. 21).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. G., and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2018. Update on pepper weevil and cowpea curculio management in Georgia. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Orlando, FL (Mar. 7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Barwick, S., A. N. Sparks, Jr. and D. G. Riley. 2018. Evidence of reproductive diapause in (Chalcodermus aenus) the cowpea curculio. South Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Orlando, FL (Mar. 7).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. G., and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2018. Update on vegetable IPM research in Georgia. 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Unicoi, Helen, GA (Apr. 5-6).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Huffman, E. and D. G. Riley. 2018. Update on insecticide resistance monitoring in diamondback moth. 82nd Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting. Unicoi, Helen, GA (Apr. 5-6).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. G. and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2018. Recent UGA Vegetable Entomology Research Projects. Poster at the Farm Bureau 2018 State Commodity Conference-Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA (Aug. 9).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Sparks, A. and D. G. Riley. 2018. Recent experiences with pepper weevil in southern Georgia. 24th International Pepper Conference Ft. Myers, FL (Nov. 5-6, invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2018 Citation: Riley, D. G., D. Champagne and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2018. Diamondback Moth Project - Genetic basis of Insecticide Resistance in Plutella xylostella. Insecticide Resistance Action Committee  US Meeting, Vancouver BC Canada (Nov. 11, invited)
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Brent Phelan. 2017. Poultry House Pest Control. 2017 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 102-103.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2018. A Newly-Introduced Tick Threatening the Southeast. Integrated Pest Management Program Monthly Newsletter, July 2018.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2018 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2018. A New Exotic Tick is Headed to Georgia. UGA Center for Urban Agriculture, July 3, 2018. (https://ugaurbanag.com/author/nancyhinkle/)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2017. Peanut insects quiet so far, but that can change quickly. Scout! In Southeast Farm Press. 29 July. http://www.southeastfarmpress.com/peanuts/peanut-insects-quiet-so-far-can-change-quickly-scout.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2017. Thrips Management Options for 2017. In Peanut Pointers Newsletter. March 2017, UGA Peanut Team. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. http://ugapeanutteam.org/extension/county-agent-portal/


Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17

Outputs
Target Audience:?Target audience for this IPM Extension Implementation project were homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops, and poultry as well as their employees including farm workers, pest management professionals, members of general public who submitted insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification, and other stakeholders associated with postharvest storage and processing industries. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The training and development of stakeholders and pest management professionals is one of the primary goals of Georgia IPM program. During 2016-17, cotton IPM program participated in 21 local or county-based production meetings which were attended by over 700 producers, conducted two in-field scout trainings attended by 30 producers and participated in two production field days at UGA farms which were attended by more than 500 farmers. Information was also presented at the Georgia Cotton Conference which was attended by approximately 350 growers and industry personnel. UGA Cooperative Extension has hired several new county extension agents who need a lot more training than seasoned agents. Educating those new agents has become a priority of UGA IPM Specialists. IPM Specialists have offered several specialized training sessions for county extension agents to train them in specific aspects of IPM that they will be focusing on in their respective counties. During the last year, Georgia IPM Specialists delivered presentations which were attended by over 4000 farmers across the state, attended 87 county extension meetings, conducted 19 County Extension Agent trainings, demonstrated new IPM techniques to farmers at 25 field days across the state. Additionally, our IPM Specialists were invited over 20 broadcast radio interviews to educate growers and professionals on current issues related to IPM. Several graduate and undergraduate students and postdocs worked on various projects associated with this project during the last year. This provided them valuable training on how to disseminate research findings to farmers, the ultimate consumers of scientific information. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of this project have been disseminated to the communities of interest including homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops and poultry, and their employees including farm workers, pest management professionals, and members of general public who submit insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification, as well as other stakeholders associated with postharvest storage and processing industries. Information was disseminated using traditional ag extension means through county agents via the County Delivery Model and digital means of communication including specialized blogs and Apps. Agent trainings and Extension publications such as commodity production guides, the Pest Management Handbook, and Peanut Rx are the cornerstones of educational programs. Mass media and local and statewide grower meetings and field days also support county agent educational programs. Other outlets include UGA Extension Blogs, websites and webinars. For instance, UGA Blueberry blog alone had 6,141 sessions by 4,518 users for a total of 13,068 page views over the last year. Also, a webinar on organic management of SWD delivered on Feb 1, 2017was attended by over 300 stakeholders and since then has been viewed 802 times by stakeholders throughout the U.S. and worldwide. Similarly, another webinar on management of SWD in conventional systems delivered on January 25, 2017 was attended by over 400 stakeholders and has been viewed 988 times since then by stakeholders throughout the U.S. and worldwide. These numbers clearly indicate the impact of our IPM programs is reaching far beyond the state boundaries. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We have requested a no-cost extension to complete remainder of the third field season. As soon we have all data collected and analyzed, we will dissemainate those results to stakeholders and submit the final report.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Georgia cotton IPM program released Cotton Insect Advisor app in 2014 and field validated in 2015. During 2016, it was widely used by extension agents and pest management professionals. Based on stakeholder feedback, it was a great success. The app is targeted for use by county agents as a reporting platform of specific insect pest infestations in a county for cotton and other crops. Spider mites, corn earworm, cotton aphid, stink bugs, silverleaf whitefly, and thrips can be scored as not present, low levels present, or economic levels present (few fields treated, moderate number treated, or many fields treated). The pest reports submitted through this app provided real-time pest presence and intensity information to the IPM decision makers and were very helpful for them to implement appropriate IPM programs to effectively control economically important pests. Additionally field trials were conducted in collaboration with cotton entomologists, pathologists, weed scientists and agronomists to evaluate IPM programs for economically important insect pests, diseases, and weeds. The findings were used to update IPM recommendations in Georgia Pest Management Handbook. The peanut IPM program conducted multiple demonstration field trails to assess effectiveness of various IPM strategies on economically important insect pests and diseases including peanut burrower bug, thrips, and tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). The findings contributed to the development of educational materials for stakeholder groups including producers, crop consultants, and county Extension agents. Though thresholds have not been published our applied research has made possible informed recommendations about treatment decisions for a key foliage feeding insect in peanut, peanut burrower bug. Our research and Extension programing focusing on peanut burrower bug led to new, more efficient methods of monitoring for the pest. Likewise, applied research provided evidence that supports the use of a soil applied insecticide in fields where this pest is present and a history of damage exists. Our work assessing the economic implications of IPM vs calendar based spray programs was used to educate growers about the importance of scouting and using thresholds to make insect management decisions. The findings of thrips and TSWV project were used to refine Peanut Rx - a disease risk management index developed by UGA Peanut IPM Team. The vegetable IPM team conducted several demonstration field trials to evaluate effectiveness of multiple IPM tactics against major insects and diseases including pepper weevil, diamondback moth (DBM), thrips, whitefly, and thrips- and whitefly-transmitted viruses viz. Cucurbit leaf crumple virus (CuLCrV) and Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus (CYSDV) and Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV). Results show that pepper fruit and eggplant blossom are the main parts infested with pepper weevil. Resistance against most commonly used insecticides was detected in field populations of DBM. The new insecticides were tested in field trials and findings were used to develop IPM programs. Season-long monitoring revealed that whitefly-transmitted viruses such as CuLCrV and CYSDV were rampant in GA. This first report of CYSDV in GA. In tomatoes, TYLCV can be effectively managed by a combination of planting resistant cultivars along with using reflective mulches and pre-plant drenching with insecticides. A risk reduction calculator was also developed based on relative contributions of each management tactic to reduction in disease incidence and severity which is available at http:/ es.uga.edu/whiteflies-tylcv//blog.ca. Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) remains to be the key pest of blueberries in Georgia. Building on previous work, blueberry IPM program conducted several field projects to develop and evaluate IPM programs based on biology and ecology of this pest in southeastern U.S. Our findings revealed that a number of insecticides can be used to develop season-long management programs depending on grower needs specifically the target export market. The programs with a reduced risk insecticide performed just as well as programs exclusively based on broad-spectrum insecticides. Trials in organic blueberries showed that PyGanic, Grandevo, and Venerate can be incorporated into season-long management programs with Entrust as a strategy to manage resistance. Other studies revealed that making insecticide application at dawn and dusk would be more effective than other times. Based on these findings, season-long management programs were developed for organic and conventional systems and that information was disseminated via grower and professional meetings. Consequently, growers were able to manage SWD successfully and save millions of dollars in crop losses to SWD infestations which has been estimated to be worth $15-20 millions. Likewise, UGA blueberry Disease Specialist conducted field trials to evaluate and optimize the use of lime sulfur and Sulforix to control Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot disease. The findings were used to update disease management recommendations. Popular wisdom has posited diatomaceous earth as an effective treatment for lesser mealworms for decades, without any scientific evidence of its efficacy. We tested a half-dozen commercial DE formulations against lesser mealworms and found that none of them were effective against adult mealworms and only a couple demonstrated minimal efficacy against larvae, even when tested at extremely high rates. We also investigated two Beauveria bassiana products against both larval and adult lesser mealworms and found neither produced mortality in adult beetles; while larvae were susceptible, control with Beauveria was minimal. Field studies of horn flies on Georgia cattle herds showed that without treatment horn fly numbers exceed the action threshold of 200 flies per animal early in the season and remain above the threshold until late in the fall (September in northern counties, and October or November in the south). Widespread insecticide resistance makes fly suppression challenging, but strategic deployment of a solar-powered insecticide sprayer as well as use of lambda-cyhalothrin in the VetGun device permitted herds to keep horn fly numbers under control. The abamectin cattle ear tag (XP-820) maintained horn fly numbers under the action threshold for the duration of the season when applied early. These findings were used to update IPM programs for mealworm and horn flies. Georgia IPM program maintains disease diagnostic labs in Athens and Tifton, and offers insect diagnostic services in Athens and Griffin. Disease and pest samples are submitted by clientele across the state via DDDI and our diagnosticians help identify the problem and report back in as short as one day in most cases. During September 2016 to June 2017, our diagnosticians helped identify 3520 disease and pest samples submitted through DDDI and other means. Through this service, Georgia IPM program has helped Georgia citizens across the state to implement appropriate IPM programs to control pest problems in agricultural as well as urban settings. Last year (2015-16), Georgia IPM specialists in cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture developed a document entitled "Protecting Georgia's Pollinators: a state plan for promoting a large, healthy and diverse pollinator workforce" in order to promote pollinator stewardship among stakeholders, a publication was developed to address pertinent aspects of pollinator protection. The document can be found at: http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/documents/PollinatorBookletWeb1-4.pdf. This year, the pollinator protection plan was widely distributed to stakeholders throughout the state via UGA Cooperative Extension agents.

Publications

  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Kemerait, R. C., Culbreath, A. K., Prostko, E. P., Brenneman, T. B., Smith, N. B., Tubbs, R. S., . . . Hagan, A. (n.d.). Peanut Rx: minimizing diseases of peanut in the southeastern United States, the 2016 version of the peanut disease risk index: 2015 Peanut Production Update. Univ. of Georgia.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2016). Peanut Insect Control: Georgia Pest Management Handbook: Peanut Insect Control: Georgia Pest Management Handbook (28).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2016). 2016 Peanut Insect Management: Peanut Insect Management. In: 2016 UGA Peanut Update.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lewis, K. Insects of the Southeast U.S. Online Classroom [Computer Software]. Retrieved from http://campus.extension.org/course/view.php?id=1021
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Ortiz, B., Monfort, W.S., Tubbs, R.S., Kemerait, R., Abney, M. R. (2016).Peanut. In B. Ortiz (Ed.), Climate and Crops. [Apple iBook] Alabama Extension at Auburn University.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Marasigan, K., Toews, M., Jr, K. R., Abney, M. R., Culbreath, A., & Srinivasan, R. (2016). Evaluation of Alternatives to Carbamate and Organophosphate Insecticides Against Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Peanut Production. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 109(2), 544-557.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M.R. (2016). UGA Peanut Entomology. 15 Blog Posts. http://blog.extension.uga.edu/peanutent/
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Monfort, W. S., Kemerait, R., Knox, P., & Abney, M. (2016). Peanut Pointers --- July. Peanut Team, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. July 2016. Retrieved from http://ugapeanutteam.org/extension/county-agent-portal/
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M., Porter, W., Tubbs, R., Kemerait, R., & Knox, P. (2016). Peanut Pointers --- June. Peanut Team, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. June 2016. Retrieved from http://ugapeanutteam.org/extension/county-agent-portal/
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Gay, W., & Abney, M. R. (2016). Control of two spotted spider mite in peanut. In UGA SW ANR Applied Research and Demonstration Symposium. UGA Tifton Conference Center
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Crabtree, J. B., & Abney, M. R. (2016). Evaluation of insect management practices in peanut. In UGA SW ANR Applied Research and Demonstration Symposium. UGA Tifton Conference Center
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M. R., Crosby, P. M., & Hollifield, S. (2016). Developing management tools for peanut burrower bug. Poster session presented at the meeting of Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Conference
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Culbreath, A. K., Selph, A. C., Williams, B. W., Jr, K. R. C., Srinivasan, R., Abney, M. R., . . . Branch, W. D. (2016). Effects of new field resistant cultivars and in-furrow applications of phorate insecticide on tomato spotted wilt of peanut. CROP PROTECTION, 81, 70-75. doi:10.1016/j.cropro.2015.12.002 Extension bulletin:
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2016). UGA Peanut Team Minute: The effect of hot, dry weather on insects in peanut. WKZZ 92.5FM "The Farm".
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M.R. (2016). UGA Peanut IPM Update. Presentations delivered at 28 grower meetings.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Srinivasan, R., A. Shrestha, P. Lai, K. Marasigan, M. Abney, and A. Culbreath. An introduction to globally important arthropod-transmitted plant viruses: A case study with thrips-transmitted tomato spotted wilt virus management in peanut in the Southeastern United States. XXV International Congress of Entomology, September 25-30, Orlando, 2016, FL, USA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Alvarez, J. M., and R. Srinivasan. Management options for arthropod-transmitted plant viruses and limitations. XXV International Congress of Entomology, September 25-30, Orlando, 2016, FL, USA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Marchant, W., and R. Srinivasan. Non-feeding modes of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus transmission by whiteflies (Bemisia tabaci)�and implications for viral epidemics. XXV International Congress of Entomology, September 25-30, Orlando, FL, USA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Gadhave,�K. R., B.�Dutta, J.M. Schmidt and�R.�Srinivasan.�Do potyviruses modify host plant chemistry & vector biology? 2016 Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting, Pine Mountain, GA, USA,�Apr 7, 2016. (*Postdoctoral associate)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Marchant W. G., R. Srinivasan, K. M. Oliver, B. Dutta, and D. Riley. Transmission modes of a begomovirus by whiteflies and their potential impacts on epidemics. Annual meeting of the southeastern branch of the Entomological Society of America; March 2016; Raleigh, NC.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Srinivasan, R., M. R. Abney,�A. K. Culbreath2,�R. C. Kemerait,�R. S. Tubbs,�W. S. Monfort, H. R. Pappu. 2017. Three decades of managing Tomato spotted wilt virus in peanut in southeastern United States. Virus Res.� May 24. pii: S0168-1702(16)30709-2. doi: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.05.016. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Dempsey, M., D. G. Riley, and R. Srinivasan. 2017. Insecticidal effects on the spatial progression of tomato yellow leaf curl virus and its whitefly vector in tomato. J. Econ. Ent. J Econ Entomol.�2017 Jun 1;110(3):875-883. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox061.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Biting Fly Control on Troup County Cattle. Northwest Georgia Master Cattleman Program, LaGrange, Troup County, GA, September 13, 2016.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Marasigan, K., M. Toews, R. Kemerait, M. R. Abney, A. Culbreath, and�R. Srinivasan. 2016.� Evaluation of alternatives to carbamate and organophosphate insecticides against thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus in peanut production. J. Econ. Ent. 109:544-557. (*Graduate student).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Culbreath, A. K, A. C. Selph, B. W. Williams, R. W. Kemerait,�R. Srinivasan, M. R. Abney B. L.� Tillman, C. C. Holbrook, and W. D. Branch. 2016 Effects of new field resistant cultivars and in-furrow applications of phorate insecticide on tomato spotted wilt of peanut Crop Protection 81: 70-75.
  • Type: Book Chapters Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Riley, D., A. Sparks,�R. Srinivasan, G. Kennedy, G. Fonsah, and J. Scott. 2016. Thrips: Vector biology and management. In W. Wakil, G. Brust, and T. Perring [Eds]. Sustainable Management of Arthropod Pests of Tomato. 30 Pp. Elsevier� Academic Press, Netherlands.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. UGAs Veterinary Entomology Program and the Cows-as-Bait Project Against Malaria. Legislative Tour, J. Phil Campbell REC, October 1, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Tick Bite-Induced Red Meat Allergy Caused by Amblyomma americanum. ANR Hour (Blackboard Collaborate) Webinar hosted by Jule-Lynne Macie, October 5, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Screwworms Have Returned to the Florida Keys. ANR Hour (Blackboard Collaborate) Webinar hosted by Jule-Lynne Macie, November 10, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Cattle Pests and Screwworms Are Back in Florida. Warren County Pesticide Recertification Program, Warrenton, GA. November 14, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Common Insects and Their Multi-Legged Relatives, Warren County Homeschool 4-H Program, Warrenton, GA, November 14, 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Delusory Parasitosis: Understanding How This Gets Under Peoples Skin. Webinar sponsored by the American Mosquito Control Associations Young Professionals, December 15, 2016
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Field-Testing Horn Fly Products and Application Methodologies in Georgia 2016. Multistate Project S-1060: Fly Management in Animal Agriculture Systems and Impacts on Animal Health and Food Safety, Marriott Riverside at the Convention Center, Riverside, CA, January 11-12, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 21st Century Flea Control. 2017 Smoky Mountain Pest Management Conference, Knoxville, TN, January 17, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Delusory Parasitosis. 2017 Smoky Mountain Pest Management Conference, Knoxville, TN, January 17, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Georgia Cattle and Fly Pests. Monroe County Cattlemens Association, Forsyth, GA, January 19, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Screwworms Have Returned to Florida: Why Should We Be Concerned in Georgia? Southwest Master Cattlemens Program, Houston County, Perry, GA, January 24, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Itty, bitty bugs: �Are they biting or not even there? Washington State University Pest Management Professional Workshop, Courtyard Seattle Sea-Tac, Tukwila, WA, February 6, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. How Can I Distinguish Real Infestations from Delusory Parasitosis? and Afternoon Expert Panel. 25th Annual Nebraska Urban Pest Management Conference, Cornhusker Marriott Hotel, Lincoln, Nebraska, February 21-22, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Biting Flies of Ruminants. Extension Cattle and Small Ruminant Meeting, Moreheads Country Store, Irwinville, GA, March 16, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Ashley Duxbury, Kelly Murray, Auburn Diffie, and Nancy C. Hinkle. Yes, You Can Make a Living Studying Bugs! Georgia Senior 4-H Camp UGA Experience, Athens, GA. June 1, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Common Insects That Attack Our Pets. Noon Lunch and Learn at Henry County Cooperative Extension Office, McDonough, GA, July 11, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Annie Rich and Seth Irish. Evaluation of a Long-lasting Endectocide for Improved Cattle Health and Control of Malaria Vectors. UGA-CDC/DPDM Collaborative Research Conference, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, August 2, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Phelan, Brent, Brian D. Fairchild, and Nancy C. Hinkle. Chemical, Mechanical, and Biological Control of the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), in Broiler Houses. Entomology Without Borders, XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, Florida, September 25-30, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy Hinkle. Zooprophylaxis and Endectocides: Using Cattle in the War on Malaria. Entomology Without Borders, XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, Florida, September 25-30, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Annie Rich, and Brent Phelan. Horn Fly, Haematobia irritans, Suppression on Pastured Beef Cattle. Entomology Without Borders, XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, Florida, September 25-30, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rich, Annie. Eprinomectin, Anopheles, and Cattle: Furthering Zooprophylaxis Tactics to Control Malaria. 39th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Mosquito Control Association, Athens, GA, Oct. 13, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Burnsed, Joel, Greg Pittman, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Bob Waldorf, and Trey Gafnea. Understanding Fly Control: Research Update from the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Beef. Northeast Georgia Beef Cattle Short Course, Athens, GA, Feb. 8, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, and Seth Irish. Implications of LongRange Eprinomectin injectable as a control measure for disease vectoring dipterans, Anopheles quadrimaculatus and Culicoides sonorensis. 91st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN, March 12-15, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Joel Burnsed, Trey Gafnea, Greg Pittman, Raymond Fitzpatrick, Bob Waldorf and William Lovett. Options for Horn Fly (Haematobia irritans) Suppression on Pastured Beef Cattle. 91st Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America. Memphis, TN, March 12-15, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle and Seth Irish. Cows or Killers? Endoparasiticide Potential for Use in Insecticidal Zooprophylaxis Against Malaria Mosquitoes. 81st Annual Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society, Jekyll Island, GA, April 5-7, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Bennett, Katie, Nancy C. Hinkle and Annie Rich. The Goldilocks Phenomenon: Determining Optimal Larval Density for Rearing Anopheles quadrimaculatus in a Laboratory Setting. University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, Conner Hall, UGA, Athens, GA, April 12, 2017. (poster)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Phelan, Brent and Nancy C. Hinkle. Scourge of the broiler industry: current status of control measures used against lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus. H.O. Lund 3 Minute Thesis Competition, H.O. Lund Week 2017, Athens, GA, April 12, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Phelan, Brent and Nancy C. Hinkle. Chemical, Mechanical, and Biological Control of Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) in Georgia Broiler Houses. Departmental Seminar, Entomology Department, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, April 19, 2017.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rich, Annie, Nancy C. Hinkle, and Seth Irish. Killer Cows: Zooprophylaxis and Eprinomectin Effects on Malaria Vector Anopheles quadrimaculatus. 61st Livestock Insect Workers Conference, DeSoto Hotel, Savannah, GA, June 25-28, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Dont Let Flies Do You In. Robert Waggener, Fly Control Center, March 2, 2017. (http://www.flycontrolcenter.com/dont-let-flies-do-you-in/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: No Fly Zone. Heather Smith Thomas, Tri-State Livestock News, May 9, 2017. (http://www.tsln.com/news/no-fly-zone/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Tips for Battling Ticks This Summer. Suzanne Lawler, 13WMAZ, Macon, GA, May 18, 2017. (http://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/tips-for-battling-ticks-this-summer/440900332)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Ticks are Very Bad Already, and Its Not Even Summer Yet. Keith Mickler, WRGA Local News Now, June 3, 2017. (http://www.wrganews.com/common/page.php?feed=1&id=103901&is_corp=1)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Challenging Year for Face and Horn Flies. Robert Waggener, FlyControlCenter.com. (http://www.flycontrolcenter.com/challenging-year-for-face-and-horn-flies/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Dont Let Ticks Scare You. Southeast Green, August 28, 2016. (http://www.southeastgreen.com/index.php/seg-features/green-lifestyle/the-greener-life/16111-uga-expert-don-t-let-ticks-scare-you)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Summer Heat Is Bringing Bugs Indoors, Grady NewsSource, Leah LaRosa interview, September 8, 2016. (http://gradynewsource.uga.edu/blog/2016/09/08/summer-heat-is-bringing-bugs-indoors/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Georgia Cattlemen Collaborating with UGA Entomologists. Nancy C. Hinkle, Georgia Cattleman magazine, September 2016. (https://issuu.com/georgia_cattleman/docs/sept16_web)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Be Cautious of Winter Ticks, Carriers of Lyme Disease in Coming Months. News to Use, University of Georgia Columns, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Sept. 26, 2016. (http://columns.uga.edu/news/fulltext/be-cautious-of-winter-ticks-carriers-of-lyme-disease/)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Vector Ecology at the International Congress of Entomology. Nancy C. Hinkle, Society for Vector Ecology Newsletter, September 2016. (http://sove.org/SOVE%20folder/Newsletter/SOVE%20Newsletter,%2009-2016.pdf)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Screwworms Back in Florida. Nancy C. Hinkle, Thomas County Ag Blog, Andrew Sawyer, October 28, 2016. (https://thomascountyag.com/)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Mishra, R., J. C. Chiu, G. Hua, N. R. Tawari, M. J. Adang, and A. A. Sial. 2017. High throughput sequencing reveals Drosophila suzukii responses to insecticides. Insect Science 1-18, DOI 10.1111/1744-7917.12498.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Evans, R. K., M. D. Toews, and A. A. Sial. 2017. Diel periodicity of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) under field conditions. PLoS ONE 12(2): e0171718. doi:10.1371/journal. pone.0171718
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rosensteel, D. O. and A. A. Sial. 2017. Efficacy of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii in rabbiteye blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests, 2017. 42 (C13).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Rosensteel, D. O. and A. A. Sial. 2017. Efficacy of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii in Southern highbush blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests, 2017. 42 (C13).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Grant, J. A. and A. A. Sial. 2016. Potential of Muscadine Grapes as a Viable Host of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Blueberry Producing Regions of the Southeastern U.S. J. Econ. Entomol. 109(3): 1261-1266. published
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 1) UGA Blueberry Blog (Developed and maintained since 2013): I conceived the idea and developed UGA Blueberry Blog in Oct 2013. Based on a recent report generated by Google Analytics, UGA Blueberry Blog has had a total of 28,964 page views; 15,818 sessions; 11,286 users, and 7,533 organic searches over the last three years (as of 14 Oct 2017).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 3) Blueberry Integrated Pest Management App  MyIPM-SEP (Developed in collaboration with Clemson University, UGA Center for Invasive Species, and Southern Region IPM Center to help blueberry growers learn about insect pest problems and their solutions right at their cellular devices. Its available for both Android and iPhones).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 1) Sial, A. A. 2017. Grower Handouts for  1) Identification of Spotted Wing Drosophila; 2) Spotted Wing Drosophila Lifecycle; 3) Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila in Blueberries; and 4) Monitoring Spotted Wing Drosophila Using Traps. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 17(3): 32-35.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 2) Sial, A. A. 2017. UGA Suggested Insecticide Regime for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control in Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 17(3): 30-32.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 7) Sial, A. A. 2016. After-harvest scouting for insect pests in blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 16(4): 24.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 3) Sial, A. A. 2017. UGA Suggested Season-long Insecticide Rotational Programs for Spotted Wing Drosophila Control in Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 17(3): 27-29.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 4) Sial, A. A. 2017. Spotted Wing Drosophila: Identification, Monitoring and Management in Georgia Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 17(3): 22-27.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 5) Sial, A. A. and J. Jacobs. 2017. Monitoring and Management of Blueberry Gall Midge. UGA IPM Newsletter, 17 (2): 14-16.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: 6) Sial, A. A. 2016. Management of scale insects in blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 16(4): 25-27.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sial, A. A. (Section Editor  Entomology and Pesticide Stewardship and Safety). 2017 Southeast Regional Blueberry Integrated Management Guide
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sial, A. A. (Section Editor  Entomology). 2017 Southeast Regional Organic Blueberry Pest Management Guide
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sial, A. A. (Section Editor  Entomology and Pesticide Stewardship and Safety). 2017 Southeast Regional Caneberry Integrated Management Guide
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: Sial, A. A. (Section Editor  Entomology and Pesticide Stewardship and Safety). 2017 Southeast Regional Strawberry Integrated Management Guide
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 1) Sial, A. A. and J. Jacobs. 2017. Monitoring and Management of Blueberry Gall Midge. UGA IPM Newsletter, 2 (February): 5-9.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2017 Citation: 2) Sial, A. A. 2017. Management of Scale Insects in Blueberries. UGA IPM Newsletter, 3 (November): 2-5.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 1) Sial, A. A. 2017. Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Identification, Monitoring, and Management Handouts. UGA Blueberry blog, 25 April 2017. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2017/04/swd-identification-monitoring-and-management/
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 2) Sial, A. A. 2017. Insecticide Regime for SWD Control on Blueberries. UGA Blueberry blog, 25 April 2017. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2017/04/insecticide-regime-for-swd-control-on-blueberries/
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 3) Sial, A. A. 2017. Spotted Wing Drosophila Identification, Monitoring, and Management in Georgia Blueberries. UGA Blueberry blog, 25 April 2017. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2017/04/658/
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 4) Sial, A. A. 2017. Monitoring and Management of Blueberry Gall Midge. UGA Blueberry blog, 19 January 2017. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2017/01/blueberry-gall-midge-3/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 16) Liburd, O., E. Rhodes, J. Grant, and A. A. Sial. Evaluation of attractants for monitoring Drosophila suzukii in blueberries. The 91st Annual Meeting of the ESA  Southeastern Branch, 12-15 March 2017, Memphis, TN.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 1) 2017 Managing spotted wing drosophila using organic strategies (http://countryfolks.com/management-of-spotted-wing-drosophila-using-organic-strategies/) Country Folks, Lee Newspapers Inc. October 1, 2017.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 14) Sial, A. A. Biology and Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila. A webinar in 2017 UGA Webinar Series on organic management of SWD. 17 May 2017 (Delivered online).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 15) Sial, A. A. Ecological management tools for spotted wing drosophila in berry crops. The 91st Annual Meeting of the ESA  Southeastern Branch, 12-15 March 2017, Memphis, TN.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 17) Sial, A. A. M. Rogers, C. Guedot, M. Grieshop, K. Hamby, R. Isaacs, T. Leskey, and V. Walton. 2017. Organic Management of Spotted Wing Drosophila. A webinar on organic management of SWD. 1 Feb 2017 (Delivered online).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 18) Sial, A. A. H. J. Burrack, R. Issacs, P. Fanning, and L. Diepenbrock. 2017. Making the most of your insecticide toolbox to manage SWD. A webinar on sustainable management of SWD, 25 Jan 2017 (Delivered online).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 19) Sial, A. A. and H. J. Burrack. Keeping the devil at bay: Monitoring and management of spotted wing drosophila in blueberries. 2017 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 6-9 Jan 2017, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 20) Sial, A. A. Spotted wing drosophila on muscadine grapes. 2017 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 6-9 Jan 2017, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 21) Grant, J. A. and Sial, A. A. Impact of surrounding woodland habitat on spotted wing drosophila activity in blueberries. 2017 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 6-9 Jan 2017, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 22) Evans, R. K. and Sial, A. A. Effect of abiotic factors on chronobiology and development of Drosophila suzukii under field and laboratory conditions. 2017 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 6-9 Jan 2017, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 23) Sial, A. A. Biology and management of spotted wing drosophila: 2016 Research Update. Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 4 Jan 20167 Alma, GA.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 24) Sial, A. A. A tiny fly with a global impact: Developing sustainable IPM programs. Seminar at Cairo University, Egypt, 27 December 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 25) Sial, A. A. Blueberry Entomology Update. 27 October 2016, Brantley, Clinch, and Ware Counties, Manor, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 26) Sial, A. A., E. H. Beers, R. Issacs, R. Mishra, J. Chiu, and M. J. Adang. Drosophila suzukii resistance against often used pesticides. In symposium: International Perspectives Contribute Towards a Clearer Understanding of Drosophila suzukii at XXI International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: 27) Gautam, B. K., B. A. Little, Lovett, W. E. and A. A. Sial. Evaluation of insecticides and horticultural oils against scale insects in blueberries. XXI International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 28) Little, B. A. and A. A. Sial. Effect of extremely low frequency electromagnetic field on ovipsoition and development of Drosophila suzukii. XXI International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 29) Grant, J. A. and A. A. Sial. Investigating Wild Flora for Viable Hosts of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Southeastern U.S. XXI International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 30) Evans, R. K. and A. A. Sial. Effect of abiotic factors on development and reproduction of Drosophila Suzukii. XXI International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: 31) Little, B. A., B. K. Gautam, J. A. Grant, R. K. Evans and A. A. Sial. Management of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Georgia. XXI International Congress of Entomology, 25-30 September 2016, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, FL.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Huseth, A.S., T. Chappell, K. Langdon, S. Marsello, S. Martin, J, Greene, A. Herbert, A. Jacobson, F. Reay-Jones, T. Reed, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, R. Smith, and G. Kennedy. 2016. Frankliniella fusca resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides: an emerging challenge for cotton pest management in the eastern United States. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 2016 Jan 18. doi: 10.1002/ps.4232
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Roberts, P. 2016. Cotton IPM. 30 minutes presentations at local production meetings to support county extension programming. 23 total presentations, 670 attendees.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Whitaker, J. S. Culpepper, G. Harris, B. Kemerait, C. Perry, W. Porter, P. Roberts, D. Shurley, and A. Smith. 2016. Georgia Cotton Production Guide. UGA Publication CSS-16-01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2016. Cotton Insect Control. In Georgia Pest Management Handbook 2016 Commercial Edition, UGA Special Bulletin 28 Volume 1, edited by Dan Horton, pp. 88-96. Found online at http://www.ent.uga.edu/pest-management/#commercial
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Herbert, A., D. Reisig, A. Huseth, G. Kennedy, J. Greene, F. Reay-Jones, P. Roberts, M. Toews, A. Jacobson, R. Smith, and T. Reed. 2016. Managing thrips in cotton: research in the southeast region. Virginia Cooperative Extension ENTO 182NP. Found online at https://calscommproj.stl.vt.edu/Attachments/ENTO-182NP/ENTO-182NP%20Ldscpev5.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Roberts, P., M. Toews, R. Smith, T. Reed, A. Jacobson, J. Greene, F. Reay-Jones, D. Reisig, An Huseth, T. Chappell, G. Kennedy, and A. Herbert. 2016. Tobacco thrips  seed treatments and alternatives in the southeast. Beltwide Cotton Conferences Consultant Conferences, Cotton Insect Research and Control  Consultants Session (invited).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reay-Jones, F., D. Reisig, J. Greene, A. Herbert, P. Roberts, and M. Toews. 2016. Within-Plant Distribution of Thrips Species in Southeastern Cotton. Southeastern Branch of Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Byrd, S., G. Collins, S. Culpepper, K. Edmiston, D. Dodds, D. Wright, G. Morgan, P, Baumann, P. Dotray, A. Jones, M. Manuchehri, T. Grey, T. Webster, J. Davis, J. Whitaker, J. Snider, P. Roberts, W. Porter and R. Nichols. 2016. Beltwide evaluation of the effect of 2,4-D drift on cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Byrd, S, G. Collins, R. Barentine, J. Whitaker, P. Roberts, S. Culpepper, J. Snider, W. Porter, C. Perry, B. Washington, G. Hawkins and D. Chastain. 2016. Agronomic performance of cotton grown under high rye biomass cover crop. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Snider, J., G. Harris, P. Roberts, and C. Meeks. 2016. Assessing Physiological and Agronomic Responses of Cotton to Nitrogen Fertility in Southern Georgia. Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2016. Review of neonic seed treatment performance in Georgia cotton. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Portier, T. M. Abney, M. Toews, and P. Roberts. 2016. Influence of planting date on thrips infestation and management in cotton. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Culbreath, A. K., Selph, A. C., Williams, B. W., Kemerait, R. W., Srinivasan, R., Abney, M. R., Branch, W. D. (2016). Effects of new field resistant cultivars and in-furrow applications of phorate insecticide on tomato spotted wilt of peanut. Crop Protection, 77.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2016). Insect Guidebook. Southeast Peanut Farmer, 53, 16-17. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/sepfonline/docs/april2016sepf_web
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Determining pest status of threecornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus, in peanut, Arachis hypogaea Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, (Conference) Presenters: Beyer B; Roberts P; Srinivasan R; Abney M Scope: National
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: The impact of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) resistant genotypes on TSWV transmission by thrips and thrips fitness. Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America., (Conference) Presenters: Lai P; Abney M; Tallury S; Culbreath; Srinivasan Scope: National
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Determining Pest Status of Three cornered Alfalfa Hopper Spissistilus festinus (Hemiptera:Membracidae) in Peanut Annual Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society, (Conference) Presenters: Beyer BA; Abney MR; Srinivasan R Scope: State
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2017 Citation: Integration of chemical and cultural tactics with newly released peanut cultivars for thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus management in peanut production Georgia Entomological Society 79th Annual Meeting, (Conference) Presenters: Lai; Lai P; Abney M; Culbreath; Srinivasan R Scope: Regional


Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16

Outputs
Target Audience:Target audience for this IPM Extension Implementation project were homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops, and poultry as well as their employees including farm workers, pest management professionals, members of general publicwho submitted insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification, and other stakeholders associated with postharvest storage and processing industries. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?The training and development of stakeholders and agricultural professionals is one of the primary goals of Georgia IPM program. During the last year, cotton IPM program participated in 23 local or county-based production meetings which were attended by 670 producers, conducted two in-field scout trainings attended by 25 producers and participated in two production field days at UGA farms which were attended by over 500 farmers. Information was also presented at the Georgia Cotton Conference which was attended by approximately 350 growers and industry personnel. We have networked with cotton entomologists in the region and US at various meetings such as the Beltwide Cotton Conferences, Southern Pest Management Seminar, the Southeast Row Crop Entomology Working Group annual meeting, and professional meetings. Two formal agent trainings were held where agents were updated on current management programs and issues related to cotton insect pests. Agent education is the priority of our programs and continued training occurs informally through phone consultations, field visits, and written correspondence. The thrips management and pollinator protection publications will be great educational tools which will supplement current educational programs. During the last year, Georgia IPM Specialists delivered presentations which were attended by over 4500 farmers across the state, attended 96 county extension meetings, conducted 23 County Extension Agent trainings, demonstrated new IPM techniques to farmers at 26 field days across the state. Additionally, our IPM Specialists were invited over 15 broadcast radio interviews to educate growers and professionals on current issues related to IPM. A total of 7 MS students, 2 PhD students, three MPPPM students, 3 postdocs, and several undergraduate students worked on various projects associated with this project during the last year. This provided them valuable training to conduct research. They also presented their findings in numerous regional and national meeting thus providing opportunities for their professional development. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of our IPM projects have been disseminated to the communities of interest including homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops and poultry, and their employees including farm workers, pest management professionals, and members of general public who submit insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification, as well as other stakeholders associated with postharvest storage and processing industries. Information was disseminated using traditional ag exension means through county agents via the County Delivery Model and digital means of communication including specialized blogs and Apps. Agent trainings and Extension publications such as commodity production guides and the Pest Management Handbook are the cornerstones of educational programs. Mass media and local and statewide grower meetings and field days also support county agent educational programs. Other outlets include UGA Extension Blogs and Websites. For instance, UGA Blueberry blog alone had 4456 sessions by 3341 users for a total of 7711 page views over the last year. These numbers clearly indicate the impact of our IPM programs is reaching far beyond the state boundaries. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next year, we will continue to refine IPM programs for existing pest and disease problems facing farmers in the state, and also initiate projects to address new and emerging problems in the state as needed by the stakeholders.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Georgia cotton IPM program released Georgia Cotton Insect Advisor app in 2014. During 2015 our program field-tested EDDMapSIPM which was developed by the UGA Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health. The app is tentatively targeted for use by county agents as a reporting platform of specific insect pest infestations in a county for cotton and other crops. Spider mites, corn earworm, cotton aphid, stink bugs, silverleaf whitefly, and thrips can be scored as not present, low levels present, or economic levels present (few fields treated, moderate number treated, or many fields treated). County data is illustrated on a color coded map based on infestation intensity and will allow decision makers realtime information of pest situations in the area and better manage the insect pest complex as a whole. In collaboration with cotton entomologists in the southeastern US, we investigated the effects of tillage and cover crops on thrips, starter fertilizer and optimal timing of a supplemental foliar insecticide application, herbicide and thrips management interactions, novel insecticides and application methods, and development of a predictive model for thrips infestations. Results from this project have been summarized in a grower friendly publication "Managing Thrips in Cotton: Research in the Southeast Region". The peanut IPM program provided research-based, real-time insect pest management information to Georgia and southeastern producers in 2015 and 2016 which facilitated the adoption of best management practices and contributed to the sustainability of peanut production in the US. This timely dissemination of information helped county Extension faculty, consultants, and growers optimize pest management decisions thereby reducing crop losses, decreasing control costs, and improving grower profitability. Applied research efforts in 2015 identified promising new management tools for lesser cornstalk borer, one of the most damaging insect pests of peanut. On-going efforts to quantify economic injury levels and economic thresholds for key peanut pests should have a significant positive effect on the adoption and greater reliance on principles of integrated pest management in peanut. Vegetable IPM program quantified pepper weevil's impact on eggplant and pepper, and developed management programs as a result of which we obtained a 39% increase in yield in peppers and a 15% increase in eggplants harvested with the treatment used. Diamondback moth (DBM) was the most prevalent lepidopteran pest present in the cabbage. Recently we discovered a 344-fold decrease in the efficacy of Coragen. Radiant rotated with Rimon continued to be a good rotational program for lepidopteran control in cabbage in Georgia based on the results of last year's study. In a whitefly control study in squash, two of the better treatments in terms of yield, Sivanto 28 oz/a drench and Venom 3 oz/a spray, also had some of the lowest silver-leaf ratings and whitefly nymph counts. Sivanto, Venom, Exirel, Verimark, and Movento all significantly reduced silver-leaf compared to both the check and the reduced seedling-only Sivanto treatments. Season-long monitoring of squash for viruses revealed that whitefly-transmitted viruses were predominantly absent in Georgia, but aphid-transmitted mosaic viruses were prevalent. In tomato, TYLCV-resistant cultivars such as Shanty, Security, and Tygress performed consistently better than TYLCV-susceptible cultivars in field trials. The use of reflective mulch seems to offer some benefits as well over white plastic mulch. Pre-plant drenching with insecticides seem to reduce whitefly populations at the most vulnerable (seedling) stage, and also seem to delay the onset of yellow leaf curl disease. The recently released field resistant cultivars were often not effective as standalone options, however, integrating them with various chemical and cultural practices could reduce the risks posed by thrips and Tomato spotted wilt virus. During 2015-16, Blueberry IPM program conducted several projects to better understand biology and ecology of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) and evaluate management programs. Results showed that a number of wild plant species occurring in wooded areas around blueberries can sustain SWD populations during fall and winter and can serve as source of new infestations in blueberries in the spring. The SWD adults were found to be active in blueberry orchards only during the dawn and dusk periods of the day. The evaluation of season-long control programs indicated that growers can effectively protect their fruit from SWD infestation using a number season-long rotational programs depending on their needs such as export market, short pre-harvest interval, or resistance management. These results were disseminated via grower and professional meetings, and have helped blueberry growers significantly reduce their crop losses due to SWD infestations which is worth $15-20 millions. We also released an App entitled "MyIPM-SEF-P" to help growers access most up to date information about blueberry insect pests at the palm of their hands. UGA blueberry Disease Specialist conducted field trials to evaluate and optimize the use of lime sulfur and Sulforix to control Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot disease. The findings were disseminated to farmers and helped them prevent crop losses due to this major disease. Studies conducted by the veterinary and medical entomology program revealed that diatomaceous earth and Beauveria bassiana didn't produce acceptable levels of darkling beetle suppression. The four insecticidal baits tested against house flies demonstrated both attractancy and efficacy in producing rapid mortality. Cyantraniloprole was neither the best house fly attractant nor the quickest to kill, but it provided 100% kill within 24 hours. MaxForce attracted the most flies in the shortest amount of time; it also produced rapid kill. Northern fowl mites have been found in the majority of eastern bluebird nests surveyed in the past three years, indicating that wild birds likely serve as a ubiquitous source for mite reinfestation in commercial and backyard poultry flocks. While the VetGun delivers AiM-L gelcaps containing lambdacyhalothrin to cattle in an efficient and user-friendly manner, extant pyrethroid resistance makes efficacy of the product unreliable. The newly-developed ear tag containing tolfenpyrad, the first electron transport chain inhibitor available in veterinary entomology, shows promise against horn flies, maintaining populations below the action threshold for over two months. Georgia IPM program maintains disease diagnostic labs in Athens and Tifton, and offer insect diagnostic services in Athens and Griffin. Disease and pest samples are submitted by clientele across the state via DDDI and our diagnosticians help identify the problem and report back in as short as one day in most cases. Since June 2015, our diagnosticians helped identify 1861 disease and pest samples submitted through DDDI and other means. Through this service, Georgia IPM program has helped Georgia citizens across the state to implement appropriate IPM programs to control pest problems in agricultural as well as urban settings. In cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia IPM specialists have recently published a document entitled "Protecting Georgia's Pollinators: a state plan for promoting a large, healthy and diverse pollinator workforce" in order to promote pollinator stewardship among stakeholders, a publication was developed to address pertinent aspects of pollinator protection. The document can be found at: http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/documents/PollinatorBookletWeb1-4.pdf.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Arrington, A. E., Kennedy, G. G., & Abney, M. R. (2015). Applying insecticides through drip irrigation to reduce wireworm (Coleoptera: Elateridae) feeding damage in sweet potato. Pest Management Science.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (n.d.). UGA Peanut Entomology: Insect management updates for the peanut industry. BLOG.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2015). Dr. Mark Abney, UGA Research and Extension peanut entomologist. GA Peanut Commission. Youtube video of Abney discussing insect issues in peanut. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOIwx6LCX6w
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Monfort, W. S., Tubbs, R., Porter, W., Smith, N., Abney, M., & Kemerait, R. (2015). Peanut Pointers -- April. 2015 Peanut Team, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. April 2015. Retrieved from http://www.caes.uga.edu/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Monfort, W. S., Smith, N., Abney, M., & Porter, W. (2015). Peanut Pointers --- May. 2015 Peanut Team, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service. May 2015. Retrieved from http://www.caes.uga.edu/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R., Buntin, G. D., Hanula, J., Hinkle, N., Horton, D., Hudson, W., . . . Suiter, D. (2015). 2015 Georgia Entomological Society Arthropod Survey. Georgia Entomological Society. Retrieved from http://www.ent.uga.edu/ges/2014-GES%20Insect%20Survey.pdf
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Culbreath, A. K., Selph, A. C., Williams, B. W., Kemerait, R. W., Srinivasan, R., Abney, M. R., Branch, W. D. (2016). Effects of new field resistant cultivars and in-furrow applications of phorate insecticide on tomato spotted wilt of peanut. Crop Protection, 77.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Bakken, A. J., Schoof, S. C., Bickerton, M., Kamminga, K. L., Jenrette, J. C., Malone, S., Abney, M.R., Herbert, D.A., Reisig, D, Kuhar, T.P. Walgenbach, J. F. (2015). Occurrence of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Wild Hosts in Nonmanaged Woodlands and Soybean Fields in North Carolina and Virginia. Environmental Entomology, 44(4), 1011-1021. doi:10.1093/ee/nvv092
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Marasigan, K., Toews, M., Kemerait, R., Abney, M. R., Culbreath, A., & Srinivasan, R. (2015). Evaluation of Alternatives to Carbamate and Organophosphate Insecticides Against Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Peanut Production. Journal of Economic Entomology.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2015). UGA Peanut Team Update: Late Season Pests at Harvest. WKZZ 92.5 "The Farm".
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2015). UGA Peanut Team Update: Weather Conditions Affect Insect Pests in Peanut. WKZZ 92.5FM "The Farm".
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2016). Insect Guidebook. Southeast Peanut Farmer, 53, 16-17. Retrieved from https://issuu.com/sepfonline/docs/april2016sepf_web
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hayes, B. W., Powell, C. E., & Abney, M. R. (2015). Evaluation of Insecticide Efficacy Against Lesser Cornstalk Borer in Peanut. In A. Herbert, & K. Cutchins (Eds.), Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society Vol. 47 (pp. 27).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Beyer, B. A., Abney, M. R., & Srinivasan, R. (2015). Determining Pest Status of Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper (Membracidae: Spissistilus festinus) in Peanut. In A. Herbert, & K. Cutchins (Eds.), Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society Vol. 47 (pp. 78).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: The impact of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) resistant genotypes on TSWV transmission by thrips and thrips fitness. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America., (Conference) Presenters: Lai P; Abney M; Tallury S; Culbreath; Srinivasan Scope: National
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Williams, B. W., Kemerait, R. C., Culbreath, A. K., Tubbs, R. S., Srinivasan, R., Abney, M. R., . . . Kennedy, G. G. (2015). Integration of a risk index and weather-based predictive model to better manage spotted wilt in peanut in the southeast United States. In 2015 Proceedings of the American Peanut Research and Education Society Vol. 47 (pp. 91).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Kemerait, R., Williams, B., Culbreath, A., Abney, M., & Srinivasan, R. (2015). The use of viral epidemiology to better manage tospoviruses in the field. Xth International Symposium on Thysanoptera and Tospoviruses. In Xth International Symposium on Thysanoptera and Tospoviruses (pp. 84). Asilomar, CA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Determining pest status of threecornered alfalfa hopper, Spissistilus festinus, in peanut, Arachis hypogaea Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting, (Conference) Presenters: Beyer B; Roberts P; Srinivasan R; Abney M Scope: National
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Determining Pest Status of Three cornered Alfalfa Hopper Spissistilus festinus (Hemiptera:Membracidae) in Peanut Annual Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society, (Conference) Presenters: Beyer BA; Abney MR; Srinivasan R Scope: State
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Integration of chemical and cultural tactics with newly released peanut cultivars for thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus management in peanut production Georgia Entomological Society 79th Annual Meeting, (Conference) Presenters: Lai; Lai P; Abney M; Culbreath; Srinivasan R Scope: Regional
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Kemerait, R. C., Culbreath, A. K., Prostko, E. P., Brenneman, T. B., Smith, N. B., Tubbs, R. S., . . . Hagan, A. (n.d.). Peanut Rx: minimizing diseases of peanut in the southeastern United States, the 2015 version of the peanut disease risk index: 2015 Peanut Production Update (CSS-15-0105). Univ. of Georgia.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2015). Peanut Insect Control: Georgia Pest Management Handbook: Peanut Insect Control: Georgia Pest Management Handbook (28).
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Abney, M. R. (2015). 2015 Peanut Insect Management: Peanut Insect Management. In: 2015 UGA Peanut Update (CSS 15-0105).
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Lewis, K. (2015). Insects of the Southeast U.S. Online Classroom [Computer Software]. Retrieved from http://campus.extension.org/course/view.php?id=1021
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Southeast Ag Net ? September 11, 2015 Network: Southeast AgNet Radio Network, Topic: Insects to watch during upcoming harvest, Interviewer: Bullard B
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Southeast Ag Net ? August 28, 2015 Network: Southeast AgNet Radio Network, Topic: UGA Peanut Entomologist Says Crop Looks Good, Interviewer: Wiseman R
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: A look back at Insect Issues in Peanut in 2015 ? September 9, 2015 Event name: 2015 Cotton Peanut Research Tour Field Day, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: UGA Extension, Invited, Scope: State, Target audience: Farmers/Producers Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Extension Peanut Producers Meetings: January March 2016: Peanut pest information and control recommendations were presented in person to peanut growers at 25 County Extension meetings in 2016.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Integrated Pest Management in Peanut ? September 16, 2015 Event name: Georgia Peanut Tour, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: UGA Extension/GA Peanut Commodity Commission, Invited, Scope: International, Target audience: Professionals Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Scout Peanuts Before Harvest to Prevent Caterpillar Damage ? September 10, 2015 Event name: Southeast Gin and Peanut Field Day, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: SE Gin and Peanut, Invited, County: Appling, Scope: Local, Target audience: Farmers/Producers Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Peanut Production and the University of Georgia ? September 3, 2015 Event name: Charles Spencer Elementary School Ag Appreciation Day, Event type: Public service, Invited, County: Tift, Scope: Local, Target audience: Youth 400 participants Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Insect Management Update for Florida Peanut Growers ? August 20, 2015 Event name: University of Florida Peanut Field Day, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: Florida Extension, Location: Marianna, FL, Invited, Scope: State, Target audience: Farmers/Producers 150 participants, 4 sessions Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Late Season Insect Pests to Watch in Peanut ? August 12, 2015 Event name: Row Crops Field Day: Southeast Research and Education Center, Midville, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: UGA Extension, Invited, Scope: State, Target audience: Farmers/Producers Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Huseth, A.S., T. Chappell, K. Langdon, S. Marsello, S. Martin, J, Greene, A. Herbert, A. Jacobson, F. Reay-Jones, T. Reed, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, R. Smith, and G. Kennedy. 2016. Frankliniella fusca resistance to neonicotinoid insecticides: an emerging challenge for cotton pest management in the eastern United States. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE, 2016 Jan 18. doi: 10.1002/ps.4232
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Current Research and Insights in Peanut Entomology ? August 8, 2015 Event name: Peanut Achievement Club Meeting, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: UGA Extension, Invited, Scope: State, Target audience: Farmers/Producers
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Peanut Grower ? November 2015 - present Topic: A Time To Reflect On 2015, Interviewer name: Huber A
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Medrano, E. G., Bell, A. A., Greene, J. K., Roberts, P. M., Bacheler, J. S., Marois, J. J., . . . Duke, S. (2015). Relationship Between Piercing-Sucking Insect Control and Internal Lint and Seed Rot in Southeastern Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY, 108(4), 1540-1544. doi:10.1093/jee/tov156
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Whitaker, J. S. Culpepper, G. Harris, B. Kemerait, C. Perry, W. Porter, P. Roberts, D. Shurley, and A. Smith. 2016. Georgia Cotton Production Guide. UGA Publication CSS-16-01.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2016. Cotton Insect Control. In Georgia Pest Management Handbook 2016 Commercial Edition, UGA Special Bulletin 28 Volume 1, edited by Dan Horton, pp. 88-96. Found online at http://www.ent.uga.edu/pest-management/#commercial
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Herbert, A., D. Reisig, A. Huseth, G. Kennedy, J. Greene, F. Reay-Jones, P. Roberts, M. Toews, A. Jacobson, R. Smith, and T. Reed. 2016. Managing thrips in cotton: research in the southeast region. Virginia Cooperative Extension ENTO 182NP. Found online at https://calscommproj.stl.vt.edu/Attachments/ENTO-182NP/ENTO-182NP%20Ldscpev5.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Berry, J., Braman, K., Delaplane, K, Evans, M., Roberts, P, & Sparks, A. (2015). Protecting Georgias pollinators: a state plan for promoting a large, healthy, and diverse pollinator workforce. Found online at http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/documents/PollinatorBookletWeb1-4.pdf
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Roberts, P. 2016. Cotton IPM. 30 minutes presentations at local production meetings to support county extension programming. 23 total presentations, 670 attendees.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Roberts, P., M. Toews, R. Smith, T. Reed, A. Jacobson, J. Greene, F. Reay-Jones, D. Reisig, An Huseth, T. Chappell, G. Kennedy, and A. Herbert. 2016. Tobacco thrips  seed treatments and alternatives in the southeast. Beltwide Cotton Conferences Consultant Conferences, Cotton Insect Research and Control  Consultants Session (invited).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Identifying and Managing Late Season Peanut Pests ? August 27, 2015 Event name: Florida Twilight Peanut Tour, Event type: Extension standard program, Sponsoring organization: University of Florida Extension, Location: Lake City, FL, Invited, Scope: State, Target audience: Farmers/Producers Mode of delivery: Face-to-face
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Reay-Jones, F., D. Reisig, J. Greene, A. Herbert, P. Roberts, and M. Toews. 2016. Within-Plant Distribution of Thrips Species in Southeastern Cotton. Southeastern Branch of Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Byrd, S., G. Collins, S. Culpepper, K. Edmiston, D. Dodds, D. Wright, G. Morgan, P, Baumann, P. Dotray, A. Jones, M. Manuchehri, T. Grey, T. Webster, J. Davis, J. Whitaker, J. Snider, P. Roberts, W. Porter and R. Nichols. 2016. Beltwide evaluation of the effect of 2,4-D drift on cotton. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Byrd, S, G. Collins, R. Barentine, J. Whitaker, P. Roberts, S. Culpepper, J. Snider, W. Porter, C. Perry, B. Washington, G. Hawkins and D. Chastain. 2016. Agronomic performance of cotton grown under high rye biomass cover crop. Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Snider, J., G. Harris, P. Roberts, and C. Meeks. 2016. Assessing Physiological and Agronomic Responses of Cotton to Nitrogen Fertility in Southern Georgia. Beltwide Cotton Conferences. Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2016. Review of neonic seed treatment performance in Georgia cotton. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Portier, T. M. Abney, M. Toews, and P. Roberts. 2016. Influence of planting date on thrips infestation and management in cotton. Georgia Entomological Society Annual Meeting.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Lai, P. C. M. Abney, A. Culbreath, S. Tallury, and R. Srinivasan. The impact of Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) resistant genotypes on TSWV transmission by thrips and thrips fitness. 63rd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 15-18, 2015, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Lai, P. C. M. Abney, A. Culbreath, and R. Srinivasan. Integration of chemical and cultural tactics with newly released peanut cultivars for thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus management in peanut production. Georgia Entomological Society 79th Annual Meeting. April 8-10, 2015, Jekyll Island, Georgia, USA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Riley, D. G. 2016. Insect Control in Vegetables. Georgia Plant Food Educational Society Winter Meeting  Pesticide Training. Tifton, GA.
  • Type: Theses/Dissertations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Dissertation STUDIES ON THE MANAGEMENT OF SWEETPOTATO WHITEFLY, BEMISIA TABACI, AND TOMATO YELLOW LEAF CURL VIRUS IN TOMATO By MEREDITH M. DEMPSEY (Major. Prof. David Riley, R. Srinivasan Committee member) 2015 UGA
  • Type: Theses/Dissertations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: EVALUATION OF CULTURAL TACTICS, INSECTICIDES, AND PEANUT GENOTYPES FOR THRIPS AND SPOTTED WILT DISEASE MANAGEMENT IN PEANUT. Submitted to the University of Georgia on November 30, 2015. BY Pin-Chu Lai (Major Prof. R. Srinivasan)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Riley, D., S. Sparks, M. Dempsey. 2016. Management of the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, in tomato. S.E Regional Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference. Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Riley, D.G. 2015. Cowpea curculio biology and management, Alabama Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference. Opelika, AL.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Riley, D.G. 2015. Current status of insect pest management in tomato in Georgia, 30th Annual Southeast Vegetable & Fruit Expo. Myrtle Beach, SC.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Riley, D.G. 2015. Insect pest management in tomato and cowpea curculio management: In Georgia. USDA Vegetable Laboratory Invited Seminar. Charleston, SC.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Rich, Annie. 2015. Insecticide Ear Tags: This Seasons Fix to Your Cattle Fly Problems. Livestock News, Jacob R. Segers (ed.), UGA Animal and Dairy Science, January 2015. pp. 8-9.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy C. Hinkle. Horn Flies and Herd Health. Georgia Cattleman April 2015, pp. 50-51.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2016. Stable Flies Torment Cattle. Georgia Cattleman, April 2016, pp. 64-65.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2016. Animals: Fly Control in Livestock Facilities. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 51-53.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Annie Rich. 2016. Beef Cattle External Parasite and Grub Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 54-71.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2016. Dairy Cattle External Parasite and Cattle Grub Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 72-85.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2016. Horses  External Parasite Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 91-93.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2016. Fly Control in Horse Facilities. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 94-95.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2016. Sheep and Goats  External Parasite Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 96-97.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Annie Rich. 2015. Cattle Ear Tags. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, p. 86.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. 2016. Swine  External Parasite Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 87-90.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Brent Phelan. 2016. Poultry  Fly Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 98-101.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Brent Phelan. 2016. Poultry External Parasite Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, p. 102.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, N.C. and Brent Phelan. 2016. Poultry House Pest Control. 2016 Georgia Pest Management Handbook, pp. 103-104.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Bed Bugs: Treatments and Life Cycle. EPA Region 4 Advanced Inspector Meeting, University of Georgia Griffin campus, August 13, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. External Parasites of Pastured Cattle. Master Cattleman Training, Warren County. Warrenton, GA. September 17, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Horn Fly Suppression with AiM-L GelCaps� (lambdacyhalothrin) and Tolfenpro� Cattle Ear Tags. Multistate Project S-1060 meeting, Fly Management in Animal Agriculture Systems and Impacts on Animal Health and Food Safety, San Antonio, TX. January 12-14, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Control of Flies on Pastured Cattle. Southeast Georgia Master Cattlemens meeting, Bulloch County. Statesboro, Georgia. January 26, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. and Annie Rich. Fly Control on Pastured Cattle. Northeast Georgia Cattlemens Association, Clarkesville, GA, February 18, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Pest Fly Biology and Management in Restaurants. Commercial IPM Workshop Agenda, University of Georgia, Griffin, GA. February 25, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Introducing . . . The Beetles! Departmental Seminar, Department of Poultry Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, October 5, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. External Parasite Control. 2016 Tifton Beef Cattle Short Course, Tifton Bull Evaluation Center. March 1, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2015. Zooprophylaxis Using Livestock as Trap Crops for Disease Vectors. 38th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Mosquito Control Association. October 15, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Arthropods associated with companion animals and animals treated as companions. MUVE Section Symposium: Insects and Their Diseases that Cause Harm to Humans and Animals. Synergy in Science: Partnering for Solutions, 2015 Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Minneapolis, MN, November 15-18, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: King, Sierra. 2016. Diatomaceous Earth and Its Impact on Alphitobius diaperinus. Mill Creek High School Science Fair, Mill Creek High School, Hoschton, Georgia, January 2016. (First Place Award)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rich, Annie. 2016. Fighting Misconceptions  Friendly Entomology and Medically Important Arthropods. UGA Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Athens, GA, February 5, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: King, Sierra. 2016. Diatomaceous Earth and Its Impact on Alphitobius diaperinus. Gwinnett County Regional Science, Engineering + Innovation Fair, Infinite Energy Center, Duluth, Georgia. February 26, 2016. (First Place Award)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2016. Vet Guns or Ear Tags? Comparing New Insecticide Formulations and Delivery Methods on Cattle. 90th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America, Raleigh, NC, March 13-16, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Phelan, Brett, Brian D. Fairchild, and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2016. Control of Musca domestica: a Comparative Study of Granular House Fly Baits. 90th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America, Raleigh, NC, March 13-16, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Ekbom Syndrome (Delusory Parasitosis) and the Pest Management Professional. 25th Annual UCR Urban Pest Management Conference, Riverside, CA, March 23, 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Lawton Stewart, Tim Wilson, Jason Duggin, Jacob Segers, and Ronnie Silcox. Economic Impacts of Flies on Georgias Beef Cattle. 80th Annual Georgia Entomological Society meeting, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, April 6-8, 2016. (poster)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Diffie, Auburn and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2016. The Typical Ekbom Syndrome Sufferer. 80th Annual Georgia Entomological Society meeting, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, April 6-8. 2016. (poster) (3rd Place)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2016. Northern Fowl Mite Life History in Georgia Bluebird Nests. 80th Annual Georgia Entomological Society meeting, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, April 6-8. 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Phelan, Brent, Brian D. Fairchild, and Wayne A. Gardner. 2016. Combined Use of Diatomaceous Earth and the Entomopathogenic Fungus Beauveria bassiana: Potentiation of Insecticidal Effects on the Lesser Mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). 80th Annual Georgia Entomological Society meeting, Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, April 6-8. 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Seibert, Amanda and Nancy C. Hinkle. 2016. Investigating the Effects of Blood-borne Eprinomectin on the Malaria Mosquito, Anopheles quadrimaculatus. 2016 College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, UGA, Athens, GA, April 13, 2016. (3rd Place)
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2106 Citation: Grant, J. A. and A. A. Sial. 2016. Potential of Muscadine Grapes as a Viable Host of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in Blueberry Producing Regions of the Southeastern U.S. Journal of Economic Entomology
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Gautam, B. K., B. A. Little, M. D. Taylor, J. L. Jacobs, W. E. Lovett, R. M. Holland, A. A. Sial. 2015. Effect of simulated rainfall on the effectiveness of insecticides against spotted wing drosophila in blueberries. Crop Prot. 81: 122-128.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Diepenbrock, L. M., D. O. Rosensteel, J. A. Hardin, A. A. Sial, H. J. Burrack. 2015. Season-long programs for control of Drosophila suzukii in southeastern U.S. blueberries. Crop Prot. 81: 76-84.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2015. Management of Scale Insects in Blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 15(6): 11-15.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2015. Stakeholder Comments Requested on EPAs Proposal to Mitigate Exposure to Bees from Acutely Toxic Pesticide Products. Dixie-Blueberry News, Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 15(4): 6-7.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2016. Blueberry Integrated Pest Management Field Day. UGA Blueberry blog, 1 April 2016. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2016/04/blueberry-integrated-pest-management-field-day-tuesday-april-5th/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2016. Monitoring and Management of Blueberry Gall Midge. UGA Blueberry blog, 27 March 2016. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2016/03/blueberry-gall-midge-2/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2016. Insecticide Regime for SWD Control on Blueberries. UGA Blueberry blog, 27 April 2016. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2016/04/insecticide-regime-for-swd/
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2016. Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) Identification, Monitoring, and Management Handouts. UGA Blueberry blog, 27 April 2016. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2016/04/swd-handouts/
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: UGA Blueberry IPM entitled MyIPM-SEF-P was launched at the 2016 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah, GA. It was highly appreciated by the blueberry industry in Georgia and across the Southeastern United States.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. Spotted wing drosophila management in Georgia blueberries. 80th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Pine Mountain, GA. 6-8 April 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. Packaging science $& technology to deliver sustainable IPM programs for an invasive pest, spotted wing drosophila. 90th Annual Meeting of Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, 13-16 March 2016, Raleigh, NC.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Grant, J. A. and A. A. Sial. Investigating wild flora for viable hosts of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Southeastern US. 80th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Pine Mountain, GA. 6-8 April 2016.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Evans, R. K. and A. A. Sial. Effect of abiotic factors on chronobiology of Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). 80th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Pine Mountain, GA. 6-8 April 2016.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2016. Monitoring and Management of Thrips in Blueberries. UGA Blueberry blog, 27 March 2016. http://blog.caes.uga.edu/blueberry/2016/03/thrips/
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. Spotted wing drosophila (SWD): A threat to small and stone fruit production. 2016 Blueberry Entomology Update. 2016 UGA Cooperative Extension Winter Conference, 12-14 Jan 2016, Rock Eagle, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Lovett, W. E., A. A. Sial, J. L. Jacobs, B. K. Gautam, and B. A. Little. Impact of simulated rainfall on the effectiveness of insecticides against spotted wing drosophila in blueberries. 2016 UGA Cooperative Extension Winter Conference, 12-14 Jan 2016, Rock Eagle, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. Blueberry Entomology Update. 2016 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 7-10 Jan 2016, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Grant, J. A. and Sial, A. A. Investigating native flora as a potential source of spotted wing drosophila infestations in Georgia blueberries. 2016 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 7-10 Jan 2016, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Evans, R. K. and Sial, A. A. Effect of abiotic factors on biology, behavior, and reproduction in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). 2016 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 7-10 Jan 2016, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Little, B. A. and Sial, A. A. Effect of spray solution pH on efficacy and residual activity of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). 2016 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 7-10 Jan 2016, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Gautam, B. K. and Sial, A. A. Effect of temperature on acute toxicity of insecticides to spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. 2016 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 7-10 Jan 2016, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Rosensteel, D. O. and Sial, A. A. Comparing the efficacy of season-long chemically based management strategies for Drosophila suzukii in southeastern blueberry crops. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the ESA, 15-18 November 2015, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Gautam, B. K. and Sial, A. A. Effect of temperature on acute toxicity of insecticides to spotted wing drosophila. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the ESA, 15-18 November 2015, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. Biology and management of spotted wing drosophila: 2015 Research Update. Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 6 Jan 2016, Alma, GA. (350 blueberry growers attended)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Grant, J. A. and Sial, A. A. Investigating native flora as a potential source of spotted wing drosophila infestations in Georgia blueberries. Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 6 Jan 2016, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Evans, R. K. and Sial, A. A. Effect of abiotic factors on biology, behavior, and reproduction in Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 6 Jan 2016, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Little, B. A. and Sial, A. A. Effect of spray solution pH on efficacy and residual activity of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 6 Jan 2016, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2016 Citation: Gautam, B. K. and Sial, A. A. Effect of temperature on acute toxicity of insecticides to spotted wing drosophila, Drosophila suzukii. Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 6 Jan 2016, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2015 Georgia state update on biology and management of of spotted wing drosophila. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the ESA, 15-18 November 2015, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Sial, A. A. Issues surrounding management of spotted wing drosophila in southeastern United States. The 63rd Annual Meeting of the ESA, 15-18 November 2015, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2016 Citation: Little, B. A. and Sial, A. A. Effect of spray solution pH on efficacy and residual activity of insecticides against Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae). The 63rd Annual Meeting of the ESA, 15-18 November 2015, Minneapolis, MN.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Yang, J. H., Brannen, P. M., & Schnabel, G. (2015). Resistance in Alternaria alternata to SDHI Fungicides Causes Rare Disease Outbreak in Peach Orchards. PLANT DISEASE, 99(1), 65-70. doi:10.1094/PDIS-04-14-0387-RE
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Management of blueberry, Vaccinium spp. replant disease with pine bark soil amendment and pre-plant fumigation. ? August 4, 2015 American Phytopathological Society, American Phytopathological Society Meetings, (Conference) Presenters: Noe J; Jagdale G; Holladay WT; Brannen PM Scope: International
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Efficacy of late-dormant calcium polysulfide applications for control of Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot of blueberry. ? August 3, 2015 American Phytopathological Association, American Phytopathological Association, (Conference) Presenters: Brannen PM; Scherm H; Savelle A; Shirley B; Jacobs J; Taylor J; Edwards P; Holland R; Curry D; Varnedore T Scope: International


Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15

Outputs
Target Audience:Target audiences of this IPM Extension Implementation project were homeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops and poultry, and their employees including farm workers, pest management professionals, members of general public who submit insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification, and other stakeholders associated with postharvest storage and processing industries. Changes/Problems: Nothing Reported What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a proven program for managing pests in modern agricultural systems. Knowledge and information are critical for successful and sustainable management. Thus a primary part of our program is education, not only for decision makers in the field, but also for participating Extension professionals. During the last year, Georgia IPM Specialists delivered presentations which were attended by over 5000 farmers across the state, attended 85 county extension meetings, conducted 28 County Extension Agent trainings, demonstrated new IPM techniques to farmers at 31 field days across the state. Additionally, our IPM Specialists were invited over 10 broadcast radio interviews to educate growers and professionals on current issues related to IPM. In addition the newly set up UGA IPM blog, most of our commodity teams maintain their own blog to provide educational materials to growers and pest management professionals. Over the last year, UGA peanut entomology blog was had 2668 users and 4736 page views, and UGA Blueberry blog had 4847 sessions by 3294 users for a total of 8821 page views. These numbers clearly indicate the impact of our IPM programs is reaching far beyond the state boundaries. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Results of our IPM projects havebeen disseminatedto the communities of interest includinghomeowners, producers of agronomic crops, specialty crops and poultry, and their employees including farm workers, pest management professionals, and members of general public who submit insect, weed, and plant disease samples for identification, as well asother stakeholders associated with postharvest storage and processing industries.Information wasdisseminated usingtraditional agexension meansthrough county agents via the County Delivery Model and digital means of communication including specialized blogs and Apps. Agent trainings and Extension publications such ascommodity production guides and the Pest Management Handbook are the cornerstones of educational programs. Mass mediaand local and statewide grower meetings andfield daysalso support county agent educational programs. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?During the next year, we will continueto refine IPM programs for existing pest and disease problems facing farmers in the state, and also initiate projects to address new and emerging problems in the state as needed by the stakeholders.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Georgia IPM program serves a huge diversity of clientele across the state including producers of row crops, specialty crops and poultry, homeowners, and residents of Georgia at large. Our goals are to provide science-based solutions to the pest problems facing our stakeholders. We continue to refine IPM programs for thrips in cotton. Recently we have greatly expanded our understanding of thrips and how their feeding impacts crop growth and yield. Educational programs have focused on basic biology/ecology and "risk" of thrips damage based on cultural practices and seedling growth. Protection of cotton seedlings during early growth stages is most critical and assigning risk indices on fields based on planting date and tillage allows growers to be better prepared when supplemental foliar sprays are needed. We have emphasized the increased susceptibility and risk of yield loss when seedlings are not growing rapidly due to environmental stresses such as cool temperatures or herbicide injury. There is great value in communication regarding current insect pest infestations in an area for producers, scouts, and decision makers. In collaboration with the Center of Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, we have developed a smartphone app which allows individuals to record selected pest populations (EDDMapS IPM). Selected pest populations are scored as not reported, not present, low levels present, or economic levels present. If economic levels are present, the responder also scores as few fields treated, moderate number of fields treated, or many field treated. This app will allow respective counties to be color coded based on individual pest intensity. These maps are currently available at http://www.eddmaps.org/ipm/. The individual maps can also be embedded on other websites so that the information is displayed in venues stakeholders already frequent rather than forcing them to become familiar with a new system. These will be more widely implemented as participation across the state increases. This app will support the GA Cotton Insect Advisor app which incorporates decision rules based on the presence of certain insect pests when selecting an insecticide for stink bug control; allowing for control of stink bugs while minimizing the risk of flaring other pests which may be present when applications are made.In addition to routing monitoring, UGA continues to participate in the Southeast Early Detection Network (SEEDN - http://www.eddmaps.org/southeast/) to route reports of invasive pests from concerned stakeholders to the appropriate specialists. The UGA Peanut Entomology program provided research-based, real-time IPM information to Georgia and southeastern producers in 2014 and 2015. Information was provided through one on one exchanges at county production meetings, regular blog posts, and articles appearing in popular press/trade publications. This timely dissemination of information helped county Extension faculty, consultants, and growers optimize pest management decisions thereby reducing crop losses, decreasing control costs, and improving grower profitability. Extension agent training was facilitated through presentations and publications at continuing education sessions and field days. Applied research efforts in 2014 identified promising new management tools for lesser cornstalk borer, one of the most damaging insect pests of peanut. On-going efforts to quantify economic injury levels and economic thresholds for key peanut pests should have a significant positive effect on the adoption and greater reliance on principles of IPM in peanut. Since its first detection in 2011, spotted wing drosophila (SWD) has caused $15-20 millions in damage to Georgia blueberries annually.The UGA Blueberry Entomology program focused their efforts on developing IPM programs to help growers manage his pest. Research projects were conducted at grower cooperators and research farmsto develop season-long management programs. Thefindings have helped them control this pest effectively and save millions of dollars. UGA blueberry Disease Specialist conducted field trials to evaluate and optimize the use of lime sulfur and Sulforix to control Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot disease. The findings were disseminated to farmers and helped them prevent crop losses due tothis major disease. Georgia is the major peach producing state in the southeastern US. Peach growers spend significant portion of their production budget on insect pest and disease management. Scales (primarily San Jose Scale), borers, and plum curculio werethe top pest concerns of blueberry growers. More recently sap and picnic beetles have emerged as a major issue.Field trials were conducted to optimize IPM programs and help farmers effectively control major insect pests in peaches. A project was also initiated to properly identify sap and picnic beetles and develop taxonomic keys to the species level, and create awareness among farmers about this emerging issue. These efforts will help peach producers protect their cropfrom damage caused by this emerging pest complex and save millions of dollars. Georgia vegetable IPM program focused on developing sustainable management programs for cowpea curculio, diamondback moth, and silverleaf whitefly. The team members conducted several research and demonstration trials in collards, cowpea, squash, cucumber, tomato, onion, sweet corn, snap beans, sweet potato, eggplantto evaluate efficacy of new alternatives to broad-spectrum chemicals and potential of resistance development. The findings showed that the new materials are effective and pests have not yet developed resistance to these new materials. Trials were also conducted to identify whitefly-transmitted viruses in GA and evaluate resistance conferring germplasm material/accessions that are in the breeding pipeline. Results showed that host-plant resistance in combination with cultural practices could significantly reduce reliance on broad-spectrum pesticide applications in GA vegetables. The findings helped vegetable producers implement IPM programs and prevent significant crop losses. In this past year, efforts of UGA Poultry IPM program focused on assistingcommercial broiler houses in developing individualized IPM programs for containment of darkling beetles. We have also worked with caged layer operations to reduce northern fowl mite depredation on their flocks.In another project, we helped pet owners in determining the most effective flea and tick control products for their situations. Additionally, we worked with cattlemen to evaluate and summarizefly suppression alternatives for pastured beef cattle. The findings were shared with pet owners, poultry farmers, cattlemen, and other stakeholders, and have provided solutions to their pest management problems. Georgia IPM program maintains disease diagnostic labs in Athens and Tifton, and offer insect diagnostic services in Athens and Griffin. Disease and pest samples are submitted by clientele across the state via DDDI and our diagnosticians help identify the problem and report back in as short as one day in most cases. During the last year, our diagnosticians helped identify 1961 disease and even more pests samples submitted through DDDI and other means. Through this service, Georgia IPM programhas helped Georgia citizens across the state to implement appropriate IPM programs to control pest problems in agricultural as well as urban settings. In cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture, Georgia IPM specialists developed an initial draft of a state pollinator stewardship plan in consultation with a wide range of stakeholders across the state. The final document "Protecting Georgia's Pollinators: a state plan for promoting a large, healthy, and diverse pollinator workforce" is currently being printed. Pollinator protection will be a significant part of our IPM programs in the future.

Publications

  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sundaraj, S., R. Srinivasan, A. Culbreath, D. Riley, and H. Pappu. 2014. Plant resistance against Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) in peanut (Arachis hypogaea) and its impact on susceptibility to the virus, virus population genetics, and vector feeding behavior and survival. Phytopathology 104: 202-210.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Srinivasan, R. 2014. Across the spectrum: Effects of virus infections on host preference and fitness of vectors. Phytopathology 104 (Suppl. 2): S3.151.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Tallury, S.P., R. Srinivasan, P. Chu, W. Park and T. Ranney. 2014. Characterization of Gregory x Arachis diogoi (GK 10602; PI276235) interspecific hybrid population. 7th International conference on Advances in Arachis through Genomics and Biotechnology (AAGB), p.7, November 11th-13th,Savannah, GA,USA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Dempsey, M., D. Riley, and R. Srinivasan. Integrated management of Bemisia tabaci and ttomato yellow leaf curl virus in Georgia. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 16-19, 2014, Portland, Oregon.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Lai, P., M. R. Abney, A. K. Culbreath, and R. Srinivasan. Integration of alternatives to carbamate and organophosphate insecticides with newly released peanut cultivars for thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus management. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 16-19, 2014, Portland, Oregon.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: R. Srinivasan, B. Dutta, A. Barman, U. Avci, D. Ullman, D. Langston, and R. Gitaits. Interactions between thrips and Pantoea spp. and their influence on onion center rot epidemics in Georgias farmscapes. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 16-19, 2014, Portland, Oregon. (Invited)
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Shrestha, A., D. Champagne, A. K. Culbreath, G. Burke, D. Rotenberg, A. Whitfield, and R. Srinivasan. Comparison of transcriptomes of viruliferous and non-viruliferous tobacco thrips, Frankliniella fusca (Hinds). 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 16-19, 2014, Portland, Oregon.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Marchant, W., R. Srinivasan, and K. Oliver. Effects of whitefly-transmitted tomato yellow leaf curl virus on the preference and fitness of non-vector herbivore on tomato. 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. November 16-19, 2014, Portland, Oregon.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Collins, G. (Ed.), S. Culpepper, G. Harris, B. Kemerait, P. Roberts, D. Shurley, A. Smith, and J. Whitaker. 2015 Georgia cotton production guide. Found online at http://ugacotton.com (annual update).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Dutta, B., A. Barman, R. Srinivasan, U. Avci, D. E. Ullman, D. B. Langston, and R. Gitaitis. 2014. Transmission of Pantoea ananatis and Pantoea agglomerans, causal agents of center rot of onion (Allium cepa L.), by Onion Thrips (Thrips tabaci Lindeman) through feces. Phytopathology 104: 812-819.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Srinivasan, R., D. Riley, S. Diffie, A. Shrestha, and A. Culbreath. 2014. Winter weeds as inoculum sources of Tomato spotted wilt virus and as reservoirs for its vector, Frankliniella fusca in farmscapes of Georgia. Env. Entomol. 43: 410-420.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Kemerait, R., et al. (R. Srinivasan). 2014. Peanut Rx: Minimizing diseases of peanut in the southeastern United States, the 2014 version of the peanut disease risk index, pp. 38-51. In E. Prostko (ed.), 2012 Peanut Production Update, University of Georgia Cooperative Extension, Athens, GA. CSS-14-114
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Srinivasan, R. Peanut Disease Risk Index Retreat: Tomato spotted wilt virus update from vector perspective. December 03-05, 2014, Georgia. Oral presentation.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Riley, D. G. Recent developments in weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) IPM in high value vegetables in the southeastern U.S. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR (Nov. 16).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sparks, A., D. Riley, and J. Kicklighter. Potential use of post-harvest insecticide applications for management of cowpea curculio (Chalcodermus aeneus) in southern peas. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR (Nov. 18).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Riley, D. G. and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2014. Current status of thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) in Vidalia onions in Georgia. Florida Entomologist 97: 355-361.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Riley, D. G., J. Kicklighter and A. N. Sparks, Jr. 2014. Sampling of the cowpea curculio, Chalcodermus aeneus, with traps in southern peas. Crop Protection 67: 7276.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Bag, Sudeep, S. I. Rondon, K. L. Druffel, D. G. Riley, and H. R. Pappu. 2014. Seasonal dynamics of thrips (Thrips tabaci) (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) transmitters of Iris yellow spot virus: A serious viral pathogen of onion bulb and seed crops. J. Econ. Entomol. 107: 75-82.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Riley, D., Alton Stormy Sparks, Jr. and Jenna Kicklighter. 2014. Cowpea curculio in southern pea. UGA Cooperative Extension Service Circular 1038
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2015 Citation: Ni, X., A. N. Sparks, Jr., D. G. Riley, and X. Li. 2015. Impact of applying vegetable oils to silk channels on ear pests in sweet corn production. (submitted to Environmental Entomology)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Tick-Bite-Induced Red Meat Allergy. Pest Control Alerts Nov. 14, 2014. (http://blog.extension.uga.edu/pestcontrolalert/2014/11/tick-bite-induced-red-meat-allergy/)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Rich, Annie and Nancy C. Hinkle. Horn Flies and Herd Health. Georgia Cattleman April 2015, pp. 50-51.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2014. Good Bugs / Bad Bugs. Hall County Master Gardeners 2014 Fall Garden Expo, Chicopee Woods Agricultural Center, Gainesville, GA, Sept. 26, 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2014. God in His Wisdom Made the Fly, and Then Forgot to Tell Us Why. 37th Annual Meeting of the Georgia Mosquito Control Association, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, Oct. 16-17, 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Fly Control on Georgia Beef Cattle Herds. 2014 Northwest Georgia Master Cattlemens Program, Carrollton, GA, Oct. 20, 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Ekbom Syndrome: The Challenge of Invisible Bugs. 38th Annual Field Day & Workshop in Entomology, Florida A&M University, Donald L. Tucker Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL, Nov. 7, 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Fleas and All They Touch. Georgia Pest Control Association 60th Annual Meeting, Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Athens, GA, Jan. 13, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. What Does Eprinomectin (LongRange�) Contribute to Horn Fly Suppression? Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Beef Committee, Macon, GA, Jan. 22, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Ornithonyssus sylviarum, the Northern Fowl Mite. Merck Animal Health Global Development Team, International Poultry Expo, Atlanta, GA, Jan. 28, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Fly Control on Pastured Beef Cattle. Master Cattlemen program, Ben Hill County, Fitzgerald, GA, Feb. 24, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Delusory Parasitosis: Avoiding The Trap. Minnesota Structural Pest Management Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March 2, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Delusory Parasitosis: Invisible Bugs Infesting People. Pesticide Safety & Handling Pesticide Applicator Recertification Training, Houston County, Perry, GA, March 5, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Fly Control Strategies. Mountain Beef Cattle Field Day, University of Georgia Mountain Research and Education Center, Blairsville, GA, April 16, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Options for Fly Control. Burke County Cattlemens Association, Waynesboro, GA, May 26, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Phelan, Brent, Annie Rich, Sierra King and Nancy C. Hinkle. Biting and Venomous Arthropods Threatening Troops During Maneuvers. U.S. Armys Fort Gordon Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Unit, Department of Preventive Medicine, troop training. Fort Gordon, GA, June 11, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. 2014. Grand challenges facing extension veterinary entomology and the legacy of those who preceded us. Entomological Society of America, Portland, OR, Nov. 16-19, 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Brent Phelan, and Annie Rich. Does Diatomaceous Earth Show Promise for Controlling Darkling Beetles in Broiler Houses? 89th Annual Meeting of the Southeastern Branch, Entomological Society of America, Biloxi, MS, March 15-18, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Aubree Roche Kelly, and Brian D. Fairchild. Alphitobius Beetles Vector Salmonella in Broiler Facilities. Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, April 1, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. The Bane of Pest Management: Delusory Parasitosis. 25th Southeast Pest Management Conference. Gainesville, FL, May 4, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Fly Control on Pastured Cattle. Banks County Cattlemens Association, Homer, GA, May 14, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Spring Fly Control. Madison County Cattlemens Association, Danielsville, GA, May 18, 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sial A. A. and D. Rosensteel. 2014. Spotted wing drosophila research field update. Georgia Blueberry Industry Meeting. 3 September 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sial A. A. Spotted wing drosophila management in organic blueberries. SWD Organic Pest Management Meeting, 14 Oct 2014 Atlanta, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sial A. A. It pays to be proactive: Lets manage susceptibility not resistance. In a symposium. The 62nd Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America, 16-19 Nov 2014, Portland, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sial A. A. Spotted wing drosophila: Georgia State Update. WERA 1021: Spotted Wing Drosophila Biology, Ecology, and Management Meeting, 18 Nov 2014, Portland, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sial A. A. Emerging insect pests and their management in blueberries. Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Clinch County, 15 Dec 2014, Homerville, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial A. A. Emerging insect pests and their management in blueberries. Statewide Georgia Blueberry Growers Meeting  Annual Blueberry Update, 7 Jan 2015, Alma, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial A. A. Blueberry Entomology Update on 2014 Field Season. 2014 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference, Savannah International Trade & Convention Center, 8-11 Jan 2015, Savannah, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial A. A. Resistance risk assessment in spotted wing drosophila: a transcriptomic approach. 79th Annual Meeting of Georgia Entomological Society, Jekyll Island, GA. 8-10 April 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial A. A. Optimizing spotted wing drosophila management programs in blueberries. 89th Annual Meeting of Entomological Society of America Southeastern Branch, Biloxi, MS. 15-18 March 2015.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2014 Citation: Rosensteel, D. O. and A. A. Sial. 2014. Season-long management of spotted wing drosophila in southern highbush blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests 39.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2014 Citation: Rosensteel, D. O. and A. A. Sial. 2014. Season-long management of spotted wing drosophila in rabbiteye blueberries. Arthropod Management Tests 39.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial A. A., J. Jacobs, W. Lovett, R. M. Holland, and G. Rains. 2015. Optimizing IPM programs for spotted wind drosophila. Proceedings of 8th International IPM Symposium, pp. 88.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2015 Citation: Mishra, R., J. Ciu, M. J. Adang, and A. A. Sial. 2015. Next generation sequencing as a tool to proactively assess the risk of insecticide resistance in Drosophila suzukii. GMC Genomics (Submitted).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2015. Spotted wing drosophila identification, monitoring, and management in Georgia blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News 15(3): 24-32.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2014. Managing flatheaded borers in blueberries. Dixie-Blueberry News 14(5): 28-29.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Shrestha, A., S. Sundaraj, A.K. Culbreath, D.G. Riley, M.R. Abney, and R. Srinivasan. 2015. Effects of thrips density, mode of inoculation, and plant age on Tomato spotted wilt virus transmission in peanut plants. Environmental Entomology. 44(1): 136-143.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Monfort, W.S., A. Herbert, D. Jordan, R. Brandenburg, J. Beasley, M. Abney, R. Srinivasan, and A. Culbreath. 2014. Multi State Evaluation of a Seed Treatment and In Furrow Granular Insecticide for Thrips and TSWV Management in Virginia and Runner-Type Peanut. Proc. of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, INC. 48-49.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Culbreath, A.K., R. Srinivasan, M.R. Abney, W.D. Branch, C.C. Holbrook and B. Tillman. 2014. Effect of Phorate Insecticide on Tomato Spotted Wilt in New Field Resistant Peanut Cultivars. Proc. of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, INC. 52.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Abney, M.R., R. Brandenburg, A.K. Culbreath, A. Herbert, S. Monfort, and R. Srinivasan. 2014. Regional evaluation of thrips management strategies in runner and Virginia-type peanut. Annual meeting of the ESA; Portland, OR. [poster]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Monfort, W.S., A. Herbert, D. Jordan, R. Brandenburg, J. Beasley, M. Abney, R. Srinivasan, and A. Culbreath. 2014. Multi State Evaluation of a Seed Treatment and In Furrow Granular Insecticide for Thrips and TSWV Management in Virginia and Runner-Type Peanut. Annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society, San Antonio, TX.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Beyer, B., M.R, Abney, and R. Srinivasan. 2014. Determining pest status of three cornered alfalfa hopper in peanuts. Annual meeting of the ESA; Portland, OR.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Lai, Pin-Chu, M.R. Abney, A.K. Culbreath, and R. Srinivasan. 2014. Integration of alternatives to carbamate and organophpsphate insecticides with newly released peanut cultivars for thrips and tomato spotted wilt virus management. Annual meeting of the ESA; Portland, OR. [poster]
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Culbreath, A.K., R. Srinivasan, M.R. Abney, W.D. Branch, C.C. Holbrook and B. Tillman. 2014. Effect of Phorate Insecticide on Tomato Spotted Wilt in New Field Resistant Peanut Cultivars. Annual meeting of the American Peanut Research and Education Society. San Antonio, TX
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Abney, M.R. and A. Arrington. 2014. Managing soil insect pests with insecticides applied through drip irrigation. Annual meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society. Valdosta, GA.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Marasigan, K., M. Toews, M.R. Abney, R. Kemerait Jr. 2014. Role of cotton crop as a thrips reservoir and as a Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) inoculum source: Effects on thrips fitness and transmission of TSWV. Annual meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society. Valdosta, GA.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2014. Peanut Insect Management. In 2014 Peanut Production Update. pp. 16-17. CSS-14-0114.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Abney, M.R. 2014. Peanut Insect Control. In Georgia Pest Management Handbook. pp. 434-439. Special Bulletin 28.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: UGA Peanut Entomology Blog. Between July 2014 and July 2015 there were 2668 users and 4736 page views.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Agent Training Field Day. Insect management questions to be prepared for in 2015. Tift County GA. 5/25 [50].
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: UGA Peanut Agent Training. Insect Management in Peanut. UGA Tifton Campus, Tifton, GA. 1/14. [45]
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: UGA Cotton and Peanut Scout School. An introduction to insect pests in peanut Tifton Campus Conference Center June 8, 2015 and Southeast Research and Education Center, Midville GA, June 16, 2015.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field Day. Late season peanut pests. UGA Gibbs Farm, Tifton, GA. 9/10. [150]
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Midville Agronomic Crops Field Day. Scout for mid and late season peanut pests. Southeast Research and Education Center, Midville, GA. 8/13. [150]
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Southeast Farm Press. Peanut farmers see how bad spider mites can get with 2014 crop. October 2014. Clint Thompson.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Southeastern Farm Press. Questions remain on whether to treat borer pest in dryland peanuts. December 2015. Clint Thompson.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Southeast Farm Press. Scouting more important than ever in peanut production. March 2015. Paul Hollis.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: The Peanut Grower. Whats Under That Canopy? More scouting of fields is needed for effective insect management. May 2015. Amanda Huber.
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: UGA Blueberry Blog. Sixteen updates related to blueberry insect pest and disease management. Sep 2014-Aug 2015.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2014 Citation: Chen, Chunxian, C.H. Bock, P.M. Brannen, J.E. Adaskaveg, M.W. Hotchkiss, M.T. Brewer, and B.W. Wood. 2014. Genetic variability among populations of Fusicladium species from different host trees and geographic locations in the USA. Plant Disease (accepted for publication).
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Yang, J.H., P.M. Brannen, and G. Schnabel. 2015. Resistance in Alternaria alternata to SDHI fungicides causes rare disease outbreak in peach orchards. Plant Disease 99:65-70.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: P.M. Brannen, A. Payton, B. Shirley, C. Drury, J. Jacobs, J. Neuman, J. Taylor, L.A. Fall, P. Edwards, R. Holland, S. Curry, and T. Varnedore. 2015. Efficacy of late-dormant fungicide applications for control of Exobasidium fruit and leaf spot of blueberry in Georgia, 2014. Plant Disease Management Reports 9:SMF011.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: P.M. Brannen, A. Payton, B. Shirley, C. Drury, J. Jacobs, J. Neuman, J. Taylor, L.A. Fall, P. F. Connelly and P. M. Brannen. 2015. Mummy berry management in rabbiteye blueberry with chemical fungicides, 2014. Plant Disease Management Reports 9:SMF012.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: P.M. Brannen, F. Browne, L. Fall, J. Taylor, J. Shealey, and E.D. Beasley. 2015. Assessment of algicides, disinfectants and fungicides for control of orange cane blotch caused by the alga Cephaleuros virescens. Proceedings of the XI International Rubus and Ribus symposium.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: P.M. Brannen and L.A. Fall. 2014. The endocrine disruptor screening program and a potential relationship to future plant disease control efforts. Phytopathology (11):S3.143.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: C. Chen, C.H. Bock, P.M. Brannen, J.E. Adaskaveg, M.W. Hotchkiss, M. Brewer, and B.W. Wood. 2014. Characteristics of genetic variability among isolates of Fusicladium species from peach, almond and pecan in the USA. Phytopathology 104(11):S3.316.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: R. Holland, G. Rains, and P.M. Brannen. 2014. Initial identification of issues with spray coverage in south Georgia blueberries. Proceedings of the 2014 North American Blueberry Research and Extension Workers Conference http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3PG1TDT.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: J.P. Noe, P.M. Brannen, W.T. Holladay, and G.B. Jagdale. 2014. Management of blueberry replant disease caused by Mesocriconema ornatum in the early establishment phase of growth. Phytopathology 104(11):S3.183.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: P.M. Brannen, H. Scherm, M. Deom, and J. Noe. 2014. New and emerging blueberry diseases in the southeastern United States. Proceedings of the 48th North Carolina Blueberry Council Meetings. p. 25-33.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brannen, P.M. 2015-present. Southeast Regional Organic Blueberry Integrated Management Guide. Eds. P.M. Brannen and P. Smith. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Special Bulletin 1440-01. (online publication; revised annually and as needed during the year)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brannen, P.M. 2005-present. Southeast Regional Blueberry Integrated Management Guide. Eds. P.M. Brannen and P. Smith. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Special Bulletin 48. (online publication; revised annually and as needed during the year) Note: Senior editor and Pathology Section Editor http://www.smallfruits.org
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brannen, P.M. 2001-present. Southeastern Peach, Nectarine, and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide. Eds. D. Horton, P. Brannen, B. Bellinger, and D. Ritchie. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service Bulletin 1171. (revised and reprinted annually) Note: Contributor (2001-2004), senior publication editor (2005), senior editor (2006-present)
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Alternate-row-middle (ARM) spraying for rabbiteye blueberry green-tip and bloom sprays. UGA IPM Newsletter 1(1): 6.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: S.L. Bolton, P.M. Brannen, and A.E. Glenn. 2015. Mycotoxin potential in high-risk American Vitis vinifera vineyards and wines. Proceedings of the ASEV Conference.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: S.L. Bolton, P.M. Brannen, and A.E. Glenn. 2015. Analysis of the mycotoxigenic fungi associated with southeastern U.S. wine grapes reveals a large population of Fusarium fujikuroi isolates producing high levels of fumonisins. Proceedings of the 13th Fusarium Seminar, Martina Franca, Italy.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Proline Receives Federal Registration. UGA IPM Newsletter 1(2): 3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. 2014 Mummy berry epidemic in progress. UGA IPM Newsletter 1(3): 10-14.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Blueberry death associated with wet conditions over the last year. UGA IPM Newsletter 1(4): 2-3.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Evaluation of lime sulfur and Sulforix for control of Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot disease of blueberry. UGA IPM Newsletter 1(5): 4-6.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Timing of lime sulfur applications in blueberries and Use of sulforix or lime sulfur on blueberry sites with no history of Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot. UGA IPM Newsletter 1(6): 5-7.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. "Response to February cold damage and potential Botryosphaeria development on South Georgia blueberries" and "Botrytis management after the cold event and Mummy berry model prediction". UGA IPM Newsletter 2(1): 11-14.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Fungicide schedules for managing Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot of blueberry: field observations from Georgia.. Small Fruit News 14(1): 2-5.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. Evaluation of lime sulfur and Sulforix for control of Exobasidium leaf and fruit spot disease of blueberry. Dixie-Blueberry News 14(6): 4-5.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Brannen, P. M. 2014. 2014 Mummy berry epidemic in progress. Dixie-Blueberry News 14(3): 24-26.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Horton, Henderson, Lennon & Cottrell. 2014. Preliminary Observations on Sap & Picnic Beetles as Pests of Southeastern Peaches. Southeast Professional Fruit Workers Conference, Clemson, SC, 16 Sept 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Shapiro-Ilan, Cottrell, Mizell, Horton. 2014. Suppression of peachtree borer and lesser peachtree borer with entomopathogenic nematodes: effects of application method and formulation. Entomological Society of America Meeting, Portland, OR, 18 Nov 2014.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Horton, Cottrell, Henderson, Cook. 2014. Peach Insect IPM Update. South GA Peach Meeting Barney, GA, 16 Dec 2014
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Horton, Cottrell, Henderson, Cook. 2014. Management of Emerging Orchard Pests in an IPM Strategy for a Sustainable Orchard. 2015 SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference & SE Peach Growers Association Meeting, Savannah, GA, 09 Jan 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Horton, Cottrell, Henderson, Cook. Peach Insect IPM Update. 2015 Middle GA Peach Meeting Byron, GA, 22 Jan 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Horton, Cottrell, Henderson, Rollins. Strategic Insect Pest Management. 2015 Ridge Peach Update, Edgefield, SC, 19 Feb 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Horton, Cottrell, Walgenbach, Rollins. Apple & Peach insect IPM update. 2015 SC Piedmont Apple & Peach Update, Gaffney, SC, 27 Feb 2015.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Horton & Cottrell. Insect IPM Update for peach breeders user advisory meeting. 2015 Rosebreed User Advisory Group Meeting, Clemson University, SC Peach Council, GA Peach Council, Clemson, SC, 30 Mar 2015
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2014 Citation: Shapiro-Ilan, Cottrell, Mizell, Horton, Zaid. 2014. Field suppression of the peachtree borer, Synanthedon exitiosa, using Steinernema carpocapsae: effects of irrigation, a sprayable gel and application method. Biological Control 82: 7-12
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Georgia Pest Management Handbook: 2015 Homeowner Edition. Horton, Editor University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Special Bulletin 48, Jan 2015. 181 pp.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Georgia Pest Management Handbook: 2015 Commercial Edition. Horton, Editor University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Special Bulletin 28, Jan 2015. 935 pp.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Roberts, Phillip M., Toews, Michael D. 2014. Thrips management in cotton; use of foliar insecticide sprays to supplement preventive treatments based on thrips risk assessment. Georgia Farm Bureau Commodity Conference
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Roberts, Phillip M., Toews, Michael D., Greene, Jeremy. 2014. Southeastern insect pests and the value of IPM. Cotton Incorporated Crop Management Seminar (invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Roberts, Phillip M. 2014. An update on insect control in agronomic crops (cotton and soybean). Southern States GrowMaster Training (invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2014 Citation: Reisig, D, Bacheler, J S., Greene, J, Herbert, D A., Reay-Jones, F, Reed, T, Roberts, Phillip M., Smith, R, Toews, Michael D. 2014. Novel insecticide types and methods of application for thrips management in the southeast. Entomological Society of America.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Reisig, D., J. Bacheler, J. Greene, A. Herbert, T. Reed, P. Roberts, M. Toews, and R. Smith. 2015. Novel insecticide types and methods of application for thrips management in the southeast. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P. and M. Toews. 2015. Thrips risk assessment and use of supplemental foliar insecticide applications. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Herbert, A., H. Frame, D. Reisig, J. Bacheler, J. Greene, F. Reay-Jones, P. Roberts, M. Toews, R. Smith, and T. Reed. 2015. Evaluation of at-plant liquid insecticide/fertilizer application in cotton. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P., M. Toews, S. Culpepper, A. Herbert, J. Greene, M. Marshall, T. Reed, and R. Smith. 2015. Potential interaction of thrips management and PRE herbicides in cotton. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Musser, F., J. Greene, A. Herbert, M. Jones, D. Kerns, G. Lorenz, M. Parajulee, D. Reisig, P. Roberts, and S. Stewart. 2015. Update on bollworm pyrethroid resistance monitoring. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences. .
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Greene, J., M. Marshall, A. Khalilian, M. Toews, P. Roberts, D. Reisig, and A. Meijer. 2015. Mitigation of thrips on cotton in the southeastern USA using winter cover crops. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P. 2015. The Georgia State Plan for Pollinators (DRAFT). Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Growers Conference (invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P. 2015. Cotton insect control: past and present. Georgia Plant Food Educational Society (invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Vellidis, G., V Liakos, C. Perry, P. Roberts, M. Tucker, and E. Barnes. 2015. Field evaluation of a smartphone app for scheduling irrigation in cotton. NCC Beltwide Cotton Conferences.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P. 2015. Cotton IPM Update. Georgia Cotton Commission Cotton Conference.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P. 2015. Velum total cotton insect control. Bayer CropScience County Agent Update (invited).
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Reay-Jones, F., D. Reisig, J. Greene, A. Herbert, P. Roberts, and M. Toews. 2015. Within-Plant Distribution of Thrips Species in Southeastern Cotton. Southeastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Toews, M., P. Roberts, and C. Bargeron. 2015. Cotton insect advisor: an expert system for extension prescribed insecticide selection. Georgia Entomological Society.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P., M. Toews, and S. Culpepper. 2015. Influence of preemergence herbicide injury on thrips management in cotton. Georgia Entomological Society.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Eure, P. M., Culpepper, A. S., Merchant, R. M., Roberts, P. M., Collins, G. C. 2015. Weed control, crop response, and profitability when intercropping cantaloupe and cotton. Weed Technology Vol. 29, pp 217-225.
  • Type: Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Medrano, Enrique G., Alois A. Bell, Jeremy K. Greene, Phillip M. Roberts, Jack S. Bacheler, James J. Marois, David L. Wright, Jesus F. Esquivel Robert L. Nichols, and Sara Duke. Relationship between piercing-sucking insect control and internal lint and seed rot in southeastern cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). 2015. J. Econ. Entomol. 1-5 (2015); DOI: 10.1093/jee/ov156.
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2015 Citation: Roberts, P., and M. Toews. (1997-present, annual update). Cotton insect control. In: Georgia Pest Control Handbook Commercial Edition, (P. Guillebeau, Ed.). The Univ. of Georgia Coop. Ext. Ser. Special Bull. 28. Found online at http://www.ent.uga.edu/pmh.