Tag: insecticide
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Time to Think About Cucumber Beetles
From Tom Bilbo, Extension Entomologist As the weather warms up and our summer vegetable crops get going, it’s time to be on the lookout for cucumber beetles in our various cucurbit crops. There are three species that we see in South Carolina: banded, spotted, and striped cucumber beetles, with the latter two being more problematic…
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Pest and Disease Control Recommendations For Non-bearing Peach Orchards After Bloom
From Guido Schnabel, Brett Blaauw, and Phil Brannen Late frost has hurt many peach varieties in South Carolina and Georgia this year. The varieties that escaped the frost (the late bloomers with high chill requirements) still may have fruit and will probably go on a regular spray program, even if chill requirements were not met…
The South Carolina Grower 