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American Foulbrood Found in Bee Hives in SC
The Department of Plant Industry (DPI) is informing the South Carolina Beekeepers Association (SCBA) Members that we have official confirmation from the Clemson DPI Bee Lab in Pendleton of American Foulbrood (AFB) in Pickens County. To be more specific, AFB was found near the town of Pickens and the positive AFB hives were removed from…
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Field Update – 5/20/19
Statewide: Dr. Guido Schnabel reports, “Green fruit rot is starting to show up in commercial peach orchards. This disease is caused by the fungus Monilinia fructicola. In spring we had an extended period of bloom with lots of rain. That led to blossom blight caused by the same fungal pathogen. Growers must take this disease…
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Field Update – 5/13/19
Coastal: Zack Snipes reports, “Another great week of weather has things right on track. For the most part we are finished with strawberries and have maybe one more cutting of broccoli left in the field. We are in the middle of squash and zucchini harvest. The tomato crop looks great as plants have small green…
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Field Update – 5/6/19
Coastal: Zack Snipes reports, “Beautiful sunny weather has really pushed our spring crops this week. We received some spotty thunderstorms this weekend that will help dryland crops as well as settle some dust. We are approaching the end of strawberry season as berries are getting smaller. Be sure to keep plants clean these next few…
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Peach Season Has Started
Dr. Guido Schnabel: Peach season has officially started and it is not even May yet!!!. This Florida variety was picked today (4/30) near Ridge Spring, SC. I tasted it and it actually was a pretty good peach for an early variety.
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2019 Cucurbit Downy Mildew Management
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