Source: UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA submitted to NRP
IMPLEMENTATION OF SYSTEMS-BASED IPM PROGRAMS IN ECONOMICALLY SIGNIFICANT CROPPING SYSTEMS IN GEORGIA
Sponsoring Institution
National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Project Status
ACTIVE
Funding Source
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1032799
Grant No.
2024-70006-43572
Cumulative Award Amt.
$240,000.00
Proposal No.
2024-03486
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 1, 2024
Project End Date
Aug 31, 2025
Grant Year
2024
Program Code
[EIP]- Extension Implementation Program
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
200 D.W. BROOKS DR
ATHENS,GA 30602-5016
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
Agriculture has played a dominant role in the Southeast's economy for more than two and a half centuries and continues to be a central part of its economy and culture. It is crucial to the economic well-being of the state of Georgia and the region with a farm gate value of $18.3 billion. In 2022, food and fiber production and directly related processing generated a total economic impact of $83.6 billion for the state and accounted for more than 323,300 jobs. The food and fiber sector ranked first among Georgia's economic sectors with sales exceeding $129.2 billion where as total value added of the food and fiber sector was $53.7 billion and was ranked the second largest sector after financial sector. Total food and fiber accounted for 14.1% of employment, 13.4% of total output, and 10% of value added to the state economy. Georgia has one of the most diverse cropping systems in the country and is a leading producer of numerous commodities nationally. Georgia's climate with high temperature and humidity, and topography are conducive to insect, weeds, and disease pressure, and crops are increasingly challenged with new and invasive species such as kudzu bug, spotted-wing drosophila, brown marmorated stink bug, chilli thrips, and others. Robust IPM programs are increasingly required to help growers implement evolving IPM strategies in a timely manner to minimize crop losses from both established and new pests, and maximize profitability while striving to achieve higher levels of food safety and environmental stewardship.The overall goal of this project is to develop transdisciplinary IPM programs utilizing the most up-to-date scienctific information and help stakeholders to implement those programs in order to minimize environmental and economic risks associated with insects, diseases, and weed pests and their management at the state, regional and national level. The objectives designated to meet this goal are: 1) develop systems-based innovative IPM programs; 2) work with growers and other stakeholders to facilitate adoption and implementation of those IPM programs; 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 IPM programs.It will lead to more sustainable and profitable crop production and help to ensure the economic viability of food and fiber production in Georgia and the Southeastern US.
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
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2161120113015%
2161499113010%
2161719113015%
2161830113015%
2162130113010%
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2163299113010%
Goals / Objectives
The overall goal of this project is to develop transdisciplinary IPM programs utilizing the most up-todate scienctific information and help stakeholders to implement those programs in order to minimize environmental and economic risks associated with insects, diseases, and weed pests and their management at the state, regional and national level. The objectives designated to meet this goal are: 1) develop systems-based innovative IPM programs; 2) work with growers and other stakeholders to facilitate adoption and implementation of those IPM programs; 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 IPM programs.
Project Methods
Field trials will be conducted to evaluate new pest management practices. Findings will be used to develop new pest management recommendations. Demonstration plots will be established to provide growers and county extension faculty an opportunity to see the effects of new IPM implementation practices firsthand. The face-to-face interaction with growers at field days, county extension meetings, and regional grower meetings will facilitate dissemination 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 publication of UGA IPM Newsletter, fact sheets, presentations at the grower and stakeholder meetings, and field days will be used to provided new information 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, blogs and smart-phone apps. Up to date advisories regarding pest activity and management practices will be made available on blogs. Traditional broadcast media as well as new social media outlets will be utilized for delivery of timely IPM updates during the most critical times for specific cropping systems.

Progress 09/01/24 to 08/31/25

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 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?The training and professional development of stakeholders and pest management professionals is one of the primary goals of Georgia IPM program. During this reporting period, Georgia IPM Specialists delivered presentations in-person and virtually which were attended by over 6000 stakeholders across the state, attended several county extension meetings, conducted numerous County Extension Agent trainings, demonstrated new IPM techniques to farmers at field days across the state. Some of the extension events during this reporting period were conducted virtually and the presentations were recorded and posted online to stakeholders' access at any time. Additionally, our IPM Specialists were invited over multiple 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, poultry and cattle, 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 system, presentations at grower and professional meetings, and digital means of communication including specialized commodity blogs, e-newsletters, and smart phone 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, social media, websites and webinars. The details are included in the products section. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?Over the next year, we will continue to refine IPM programs to address economically important diseases, weeds, and insect pest problems facing farmers and other stakeholders throughout the state of Georgia. In this project, we will focus on IPM implementation in Agronomic and Specialty Crops (Peanut, Cotton, Blueberries, Peaches, Vegetables, and Turfgrass), IPM Implementation in Animal Agriculture (poultry and beef cattle), IPM for Pllinator Health, and IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities). The specific objectives of each priority area are: IPM Implementation in Agronomic Crops (Peanut, Cotton, Blueberries, Peaches, Vegetables, and Turfgrass): The specific objectives under this priority area are: 1) Develop and refine effective management programs for rootworm complex (Peanut); 2) assess effectiveness of TSWV resistant genotypes (Peanut); 3) survey commercial farms and processing facilities for incidence of fungal diseases and aflatoxin, and update Peanut Rx (Peanut); 4) Develop and evaluate monitoring and more sustainable management strategies to effectively control tarnished plant bug (TPB) (Cotton); 5) Develop more sustainable IPM programs based on recent research findings to effectively manage SWD (Blueberry); 6) Evaluate new and alternative fungicidal spray programs for managing QoI-resistant anthracnose fruit rot (Blueberry); 7) evaluate effectiveness of new herbicides and orchard floor coverings to manage weeds in young blueberry orchards (Blueberry); 8) Evaluate alternative reduced-risk management strategies to control San Jose scale and peachtree borers (Peach); 9) Evaluate the efficacy of novel reduced-risk fungicides to control brown rot in peaches (Peach); 10) Develop and implement resistance monitoring and management plans for sweet potato whitefly, corn earworm, and DBM (Vegetables); 11) demonstrate and help farmers implement effective IPM strategies to control center rot and sour skin of onion (Vegetables); 12) Evaluate efficacy of novel insecticides and biological control agents to control Rhodes grass mealybug (Turfgrass); 13) Conduct dollar spot surveillance in the field and develop management strategies (Turfgrass); and 14) Disseminate the new information to stakeholders (Peanut, Cotton, Blueberries, Peaches, Vegetables, and Turfgrass). We plan to conduct on-farm trials and work directly with farmers and extension personnel to achieve these objectives. We plan to conduct on-farm trials in collaboration with commercial producers to address these pest and disease issues and disseminate this information to stakeholders throughout the state of Georgia. IPM Implementation in Animal Agriculture (Poultry and Beef Cattle): The specific objectives under this priority area are: 1) Evaluate host animal resistance as a strategy to control fly pests in beef animals; 2) Develop monitoring programs to track Asian Longhorned Tick (ALT) invasion and means to minimize its impact on humans, animals, and wildlife; and 3) disseminate this information to producers. We plan to work with collaborators at other institutions in the Southeastern US to develop and implement monitoring techniques for ALT. We will work with poultry producers and extension personnel to disseminate educational materials. IPM for Pollinator Health: Our overall goal is to get citizens interested in pollinators and their conservation. The specific objectives under this priority area are to: 1) To increase the amount of sustainable pollinator habitat across the state; 2) to increase the entomological literacy of our citizens about beneficial insects; and 3) to generate data of Georgia's pollinator populations. We have planned to conduct the 2025 Great Southeast Pollinator Census open to residents of Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and Alabama on August 22nd and 23rd, 2025 and utilize that information to develop more educational materials for stakeholders on how to create more pollinator habitats and protect pollinator health (https://gsepc.org/). IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities: The specific objectives under this priority area are to: 1) Develop, optimize and provide fungicide testing services for multiple crop-pathogen combinations to enable timely and effective disease management; 2) Conduct regional monitoring for citrus greening to safeguard Georgia's commercial citrus industry; and 3) Empower county agents through on-site diagnostics. We will continue to diagnose disease and pest samples delivered physically or received digitally through emails and further expand our molecular diagnostic abilities to implement routine DNA-based testing protocols for the most common pathogens in Georgia. Coordination and Evaluation: In this project, we will focus more efforts on website content updates to provide all stakeholders and target audiences with the most accurate information, and a digital newsletter subscription option on the website for stakeholders to receive live updates from all IPM-related blogs. At the end of this grant period, we will conduct grower surveys to determine the success of extension IPM programming in Georgia.

Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals? Agriculture has played a dominant role in the Southeast's economy for more than two and a half centuries and continues to be a central part of its economy and culture. It is crucial to the economic well-being of the state of Georgia and the region with a farm gate value of $18.3 billion. In 2022, food and fiber production and directly related processing generated a total economic impact of $83.6 billion for the state and accounted for more than 323,300 jobs. Georgia has one of the most diverse cropping systems in the country and is a leading producer of numerous commodities. However, due to climate with warm temperatures, high humidity, and long growing season, crop production is constantly threatened by native and exotic pests including insects, pathogens, and weeds. An organized infrastructure aimed at providing farmers with information needed to implement systems-based IPM strategies is critical to ensure the environmental sustainability and economic viability of food and fiber production in the state. During this reporting period, UGA IPM Specialists worked closely with Extension agents, crop producers and other stakeholders throughout the state to provide them with most up-to-date information to implement science-based IPM programs which saved millions of dollars in crop losses and increased farm income. Stakeholder surveys showed that as a result of IPM implementation, profit margins for farmers increased more than $15.58 million annually in cotton and peanut crops alone. Specific accomplishments under each priority area are included in the text below: IPM Implementation in Agronomic and Specialty Crops: (Peanut, Cotton, Blueberries, Peaches, Vegetables, and Turfgrass): Objectives: 1) The Peanut entomology team worked with commercial peanut producers to develop management tactics for soil insects across Georgia. A novel insecticide was tested and was shown to have excellent efficacy against the rootworm complex. 2) Field trials conducted at commercial farms showed that resistant genotypes are still effective against TSWV when used as part of an integrated approach along with other management tactics. 3) The Peanut Rx Team met "in-person" in December 2024 at Seminole State Park to update Peanut Rx for the 2025 season. The Index was made available to growers in Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina though a new web-based interactive tool, through production guides, and through industry fact sheets. 4) Field surveys showed 85% of cotton acreage was infested with tarnished plant bug and 41% of acres were treated with insecticides. Bifenthrin resistance was documented in field populations and alternative insecticides were evaluated and recommended for TPB control. 5) Field trials showed that new reduced-risk insecticides mixed with attractants and exotic parasitoids can be effectively used to develop more sustainable season-long IPM programs to control SWD. Findings were used to update season-long SWD management programs. 6) Multiple field trials were conducted to evaluate new and alternative fungicide programs for QoI-resistant fruit rot control. Findings were used to update management recommendations. 7) Safety and efficacy of new herbicides was evaluated in blueberries. Section 24C label was obtained for Brake-On in blueberries. Findings were disseminated to blueberry growers via presentations at the extension meetings. 8) Pheromone-baited San Jose Scale (SJS) traps were evaluated in combination with parasitoids wasps and lady beetles. Double-sides sticky tape was used to monitor SJS populations. Integrated approach showed promise for SJS control. Some new insecticides were effective against for peachtree borer. 9) Field trials showed that DMU fungicides tebuconazole and mefentriconazole provided the best efficacy of brown rots and were best rotation partners with first pre-harvest application of Merivon, a grower standard. No resistance to Merivon was observed. 10) Field trails were conducted to evaluate efficacy of new insecticides. Bioassays were conducted with field collected diamondback moth (in collards) and flea beetles (in eggplant) to evaluate new chemistries and monitor resistance. Pyrethroid resistance in corn earworm was monitored as this problem presents an extreme challenge to sweet corn production in Georgia. 11) In field trials, several bactericides and bacterial bio-control agents were evaluated. Several copper products and LifeGard (biological control) were effective in reducing both external and internal bulb rot. Use of LifeGard as a rotation partner with copper-based bactericides has led to 30% reduction in use of copper products. 12) Sampling for beneficial insects was conducted in nine golf. The traps were serviced bi-weekly, and samples were stored in -20 C to be identified. Findings will be correlated with insecticide applications and shared with the golf course superintendents to educate them on unintended consequences of insecticide sprays and promote biocontrol. 13) Our current dollar spot collection regroups 210 isolates genetically characterized and stored at UGA Griffin Campus (Turfgrass building), collected from 145 counties on 11 different warm-season turfgrass hosts and 3 cool-season hosts. Zoysiagrass genotypes and advanced breeding lines were screened to identify resistant genotype and disease resistance genes. 14) Findings were shared with agronomic and specialty crop growers through extension presentations, publications, websites, and broadcast media interviews, and used to update IPM recommendations in the Georgia Pest Management Handbook and other regional IPM guides. Growers who implemented UGA pest management recommendations saved millions of dollars in crop losses. IPM Implementation in Animal Agriculture: (Poultry and Beef Cattle): Objectives: 1) New products, treatment methodologies, and suppression strategies including host animal resistance were evaluated under field conditions throughout the state to control horn flies. Based on our findings, IPM recommendations were developed relevant to the geographical location and seasonal fly pressure. In collaboration other researchers in the southeastern US, surveillance was established to conduct environmental monitoring for the invasive tick on alternative hosts such as wildlife and domestic pets. 2) Findings were shared with poultry and beef cattle producers, and general public through extension presentations, publications, websites, and broadcast media interviews, and used to update IPM recommendations in the Georgia Pest Management Handbook. IPM for Pollinator Health: During 2024, we created an online Seed Library Course, created the Lights Off, Fireflies On conservation program (firefliesON.com). The project educates tourists as well as permanent homeowners on the firefly species in the area as well as conservation practices. The Fannin County Board of Commissioners issued a proclamation naming July 2, 2024, as Fannin Firefly Day. The Great Southeast Pollinator Census continues to grow, with Florida joining the Census in 2024 adding to Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. In 2024, 18,962 counts were recorded. Eight hundred and forty-two pollinator habitats were created as part of the project. IPM Support for Pest Diagnostic Facilities: Objectives: 1), The Molecular Diagnostic Lab provided fungicide resistance screening to monitor QoI, DMI, SHDI and/or phenylamide resistance for several fungal and. Resistance was detected in Botrytis, Colletotrichum, Ramulariopsis, and Fusicladium effusum populations. Findings were used to provide management recommendations. 2) The HLB/citrus greening screening program tested 210 samples from several counties and one sample from a homeowner tree tested positive. 3) County extension agents were trained on traditional and molecular diagnosis and provided with Phytophthora ImmunoStrip kits for on-site diagnosis.

Publications

  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Royston, J. & Abney, M. (2025). Characterizing rootworm feeding and its influence on peanut pod yield. Annual meeting of the Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America, Baton Rouge, LA, 10 March.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Abney, M. 2025. Burrower Bug in Peanut: Understanding Risk. 2025 Oklahoma Peanut Expo.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Abney, M. 2025. Soil Insect Management: It wont be any easier in 2025. Annual Meeting of the Georgia and Alabama Association of Professional Agricultural Consultants. Eufaula, AL, 3 February. 75 participants.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Abney, M. 2025. Understanding Risk/Preserving Profit. 2025 UGA Extension Peanut grower meeting talk. Presented at 33 county meetings to over 1000 participants. January-March 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Abney, M. 2025. History of Rootworm in Georgia and Management. 2025 Georgia Peanut Farm Show. Tifton, GA, 180 participants. 16 January.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: " Pandey, S., Catto, M., Roberts, P., Bag, S., Jacobson, A., & Srinivasan, R. (2024). Do plants respond differentially to insect-mediated virus infection and insect feeding? In Entomological Society of America Annual Meeting. Phoenix, AZ
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: ANR Foundations Training for New Agents, Integrated Pest Management and Crop Scouting, Pest Management Handbook, and Production Guides
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Roberts, P. 2025. Cotton IPM. County Production Meetings: 33 presentations and 1,364 attendees
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2025 Citation: Levenson, H., S. Van Timmeren, A. Babu, R. Isaacs, A. Sial, V. Walton, and H. Burrack. 2025. Crop edge sampling and early life stage detection result in improved management decision for spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii). Journal of Economic Entomology (In-press)
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2025 Citation: Neupane, S. B., J. M., Schmidt, W. E. Snyder, W. G. Hudson, X. Wang, M. Buffington, and A. A. Sial. 2024. Assessing native parasitoids of the invasive pest Drosophila suzukii (Diptera: Drosophilidae) in the Southeastern USA. Environ Entomol, 53(6), 966-972. doi:10.1093/ee/nvae086
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Sial, A. A. 2025. Insect pests of blueberries and their management. UGA ANR Conference, 17-19 Mar 2025, Athens, GA. Agent Training for 31 agents,
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Sial, A., Brannen, P., Cline, B., Mengak, M., & Other, A. (2025). 2024 Southeast Regional Blueberry Integrated Pest Management Guide (Annual Publication 123-5)
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Accepted Year Published: 2025 Citation: " Ghosh S, Mondal B, Jassar O, Ghanim M, Gautam S, ReddyNetla V, Srinivasan R. 2025. Begomovirus capsid proteins interact with cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP)-specific phosphodiesterase of its whitefly vector and modulate virus retention within its vector. Journal of Virology 99:e02172-24. https://doi.org/10.1128/jvi.02172-24
  • Type: Other Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hand, L., Culpepper, A., Harris, G., Kemerait, R., Liu, Y., Porter, W., Roberts, P., Smith, A., Virk, S., Bag, S., Sintim, H., Singleton, T. (2025). 2025 Georgia Cotton Production Guide (AP 124-4)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Roberts, P., & Toews, M. (2025). Cotton Insect Control: Georgia Pest Management Handbook (UGA Extension Special Bulletin 28)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Sial, A. (2025). Management of economically important insect pests of blueberries in Southeastern United States. In SE Regional Fruit & Vegetable Conference. Savannah, GA Regional, Invited
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Sial, A. (2025). Blueberry Insect Update. In Georgia Statewide Annual Blueberry Growers Meeting State, Invited
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Beg, M. A., Aktaruzzaman, M., Lewis, K., & Oliver, J. (2025). Fungicide resistance profiles for Alternaria spp. associated with fruit rot of blueberry in Georgia, USA. Frontiers in Plant Science, 16:1524586.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Oliver, J. (2025). Updated predictive tools and management recommendations for anthracnose ripe rot. Georgia Blueberry Growers Association Newsletter, 25(2), 20-25.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Oliver, J. (2025). Results from recent organic blueberry disease management field trials in Georgia (U.S.A.). In Phytopathology. Gainesville, FL. March 9th, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Sial et al. (2025). 2025 Southeast Regional Organic Blueberry Pest Management Guide (UGA Cooperative Extension Annual Publication 125-5).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Blueberry Disease Management: Fungicide Resistance Findings And Tools for Managing Fruit Rot. Presented at the 2025 Alma Blueberry Growers Meeting, Alma, Georgia. January 8th, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Results from Recent Organic Blueberry Disease Management Trials in Georgia, January 10, 2025. Presented at the 2025 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference [Blueberry Educational Session], Savannah, Georgia. January 10th, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Georgia Blueberry Pathology Update. Presented at the 2025 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference [Blueberry Educational Session], Savannah, Georgia. January 11th, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Integrated Management of Blueberry Diseases in Georgia. Presented at Extension Training: Integrated Management of Blueberry and Blackberry Diseases (SES-026724) Oliver, Clarke County, Georgia. March 19th, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Brett R. Blaauw. Pest Management Update. 2025 Annual SC Ridge Peach Production Meeting. February 6, 2025, Edgefield, SC. (67 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Brett R. Blaauw. San Jose Scale Management in Peaches and Apples. 2025 Annual Upstate SC Tree Fruit Meeting. February 5, 2025, Walhalla, SC. (10 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Brett R. Blaauw. Insect Pest Management Update. 2025 Annual Upstate SC Peach Production Meeting. January 23, 2025, Lyman, SC. (64 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Brett R. Blaauw. The Current Status of San Jose Scale Management in Southeastern Peaches. Southeast Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference. January 10, 2025. Savannah, GA. (68 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Blaauw, B. 2025. Updated the Southeastern Peach, Nectarine, and Plum Pest Management and Culture Guide, UGA Bulletin 1171
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Blueberry Disease Management. Presented at Extension Training: Blueberries: Nutrition, disease, and insect pest problems in production management (SES-026882), Clarke County, Georgia. March 18th, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: 2025 North Georgia Apple Meeting; Ellijay, GA (28 Feb). Presented Glomerella leaf spot and bitter rot: causal species, fungicide resistance, and field trial results.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: 2025 Middle Georgia Peach Meeting; Fort Valley, GA (4 Feb). Presented Peach disease control update.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: 2025 Southeastern Regional Fruit and Vegetable Conference; Savannah, GA (9-12 Jan). Presented Control of peach anthracnose and incorporation of new fungicides for brown rot control in the Peach Conference.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Kemerait, R. 2025 Peanut Rx in the UGA Peanut Team Quick Reference Guide (UGA Extension Publication)
  • Type: Websites Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: Kemerait, R. 2025. 1. www.peanutrx.org
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2024 Citation: Dunn, T. P., Cremonez, P. S. G., Furuya, A., Brown, W. S., Nagaoka, M. M., Powell, C. B., . . . Champagne, D. E. (2024). Regional changes of maximum dose insecticide responses in diamondback moth (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) populations from Georgia and Florida, USA.. J Econ Entomol. doi:10.1093/jee/toae218
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Sparks, A.N. and D.G. Riley. 2025. Commercial Vegetable Insect Control. In: Geogia Pest Management Handbook 2025 Commercial Edition. Pages 306-361.
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Stalvey, A.*, and S. V. Joseph. 2025. Occurrence and Abundance of Pollinators in Mid-Georgia Golf Courses. Georgia Entomological Society Meeting. Brasstown, GA. April 8-11, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Stalvey, A.*, and S. V. Joseph. 2025. Beneficials in Mid-Georgia Golf Courses. Georgia Golf Course Foundation Meeting. Griffin, GA. April 1, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Martinez-Espinoza, A. (2025). Additional notes on Turfgrass Fungicides. In: Georgia Pest Management Handbook-Commercial Edition. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Special Bulletin 28. In Georgia Pest Management Handbook-Commercial Edition
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Submitted Year Published: 2025 Citation: Aktaruzzaman, M., Ghimire, B., Saxena, H., Oliver, J., Buck, J., Martinez-Espinoza, A., & Bahri, B. SDHI and strobilurin fungicide sensitivity of Clarireedia spp., the causal agents of dollar spot of turfgrass, and role of mutations in Sdh, ?-tubulin, and Cyp51 genes in fungicide resistance. Submitted to Plant Disease.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Martinez-Espinoza, A. (2025). Turfgrass Disease Control. In: Georgia Pest Management Handbook-Commercial Edition. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Special Bulletin 28. In Georgia Pest Management Handbook-Commercial Edition
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Martinez-Espinoza, A. (2025). Major Chemical Groups of Turfgrass Fungicides. In: Georgia Pest Management Handbook-Commercial Edition. University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Special Bulletin 28
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Mapping quantitative trait loci for Rhizoctonia large patch resistance in zoysiagrass (n.d.). In Poster Abstracts. American Phytopathological Society. doi:10.1094/aps-ph24-175
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: De novo assembly of Clarireedia monteithiana genome causing dollar spot in warm-season turfgrass (n.d.). In Poster Abstracts. American Phytopathological Society. doi:10.1094/aps-ph24-199
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Paying Taxes Benefits Animal Health: the Screwworm Fly. Georgia Cattleman magazine, June 2025 (pp. 48-49).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. and Raymond Fitzpatrick. Its Almost Horn Fly Season. Georgia Cattleman magazine, March 2025 (pp. 24-25).
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and N.C. Hinkle. 2025. Poultry House Pest Control. Georgia Pest Management Handbook, 2025 Commercial Edition pp. 51-99.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and N.C. Hinkle. 2025. Poultry External Parasite Control
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and N.C. Hinkle. 2025. Poultry  Fly Control
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and N.C. Hinkle. 2025. Animals: Fly Control in Livestock Facilities
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and N.C. Hinkle. 2025. Beef Cattle External Parasite and Grub Control
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and N.C. Hinkle. 2025. Dairy Cattle External Parasite and Cattle Grub Control
  • Type: Conference Papers and Presentations Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and Nancy Hinkle. Darkling Beetle Suppression in Commercial Poultry Flocks. Joint Meeting of the Georgia Entomological Society and the South Carolina Entomological Society, Brasstown Valley Resort and Spa, Young Harris, GA, April 9-11, 2025
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C., Greg Pittman, and Raymond Fitzpatrick. "How Do We Protect People from Alpha-Gal Syndrome in the Southeast?" Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, March 9-12, 2025. (poster)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Fitzpatrick, Raymond and Nancy C. Hinkle. Well, That Didnt Work! Controlling Alphitobius diaperinus in built-up Poultry Litter Operations. Southeastern Branch Entomological Society of America meeting, Baton Rouge, LA, March 9-12, 2025.
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Laying the Swat-Down to Flies. Savannah Tanner and Blake Carter interviewed for Tillin It Like It Is. May 13, 2025. (https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PAQ41ZLEUGV9d8eoKcULS?si=gh2rL12eREOm-F87lUli7g)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Managing Flies and Ticks on Herds in Tattnall County. Tattnall County Cattlemens Association, May 8, 2025. (Zoom, 14 attendees)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Georgia Master Cattlemen: Protecting Your Herd from Flies and Ticks. Southwest Georgia Master Cattleman Program, Americus, GA, February 25, 2025. (8 participants in-person, 23 on-line)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2025 Citation: Hinkle, Nancy C. Integrated Pest Management for Poultry Operations. 2025 International Poultry Short Course: Maximizing Modern Poultry Meat & Egg Production, UGA Poultry Research Farm, Athens, GA, January 21, 2025. (67 attendees)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Griffin, B., Harper, A., Morgan, J. (2024) Summer Management Strategies for School Gardens. (https://t.uga.edu/9Tf ) University of Georgia Extension Publication (C1298)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Melcher, K. (2024) Pollinator Garden Design Guide. (https://t.uga.edu/9Te ) The Candidate was an editor and faculty contact. University of Georgia Extension Publication (B1570)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Firefly Conservation at East Fannin Elementary School  4th grade assembly (88 attendees)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Native Bee Habitat Presentation for FFA Public Lunch & Learn (22 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Pollinator Census Training for the Georgia Aquarium (11 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Native Bee Workshop as part of the State Botanical Gardens Native Plant Certificate Program (13 participants)
  • Type: Other Status: Other Year Published: 2024 Citation: 2024 Using the Great Southeast Pollinator Census in Extension Work for University of Florida Master Gardeners (18 participants)
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: 1. Jimenez Madrid, A. M., Munoz, G., Wilkerson, T., Chee, P. W., & Kemerait, R. 2025. Identification of Ramulariopsis pseudoglycines causing areolate mildew of cotton in Georgia and first detection of QoI resistant isolates in the United States. Plant disease, 10.1094/PDIS-02-25-0414-SC.
  • Type: Other Journal Articles Status: Published Year Published: 2025 Citation: 2. Collins, C. F., Oliver, J. E., Barman, A. K., Munoz, G., & Jimenez Madrid, A. 2025. Confirmation of 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' in Asian Citrus Psyllids and Detection of Asian Citrus Psyllids in Commercial Citrus in Georgia (U.S.A.). Plant disease, 109:4, 800803.