*This is an excerpt from Top Ten Most Wanted Bugs in Your Garden, ANR-2283.
Aliases: skimmer, darner, clubtail Wanted for: Preying on unsuspecting flying insects such as mosquitoes, flies, and midges.
Family History: A deadly predator…
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Most insects found in your garden don’t harm plants. In fact, 97 percent of the insects you see fall into this category! Such insects are called beneficials because they benefit the garden by pollin…
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Under the right circumstances, catfish farming can be very profitable. Like other forms of farming, however, catfish production involves substantial capital investment and many risks.
Growing catfish successfully also requires daily atte…
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A smart yard strives for balance. This is true for all management areas, including pests. Integrated pest management (IPM) combines multiple strategies for long-term prevention and management. Successful IPM always begins with accurate pest…
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*This is an excerpt from Scouting Techniques for Soil Insect Pests of Peanuts, ANR-1364
Wireworms have become the major insect pest of peanuts under certain cropping conditions. Several species of wireworms occur in peanut fields, so an…
*This is an excerpt from Scouting Techniques for Soil Insect Pests of Peanuts, ANR-1364
The lesser cornstalk borer (LCB), Elasmopalpus lignosellus, is one of the major insect pests of peanuts in some parts of Alabama. Overwintering stag…
*This is an excerpt from Scouting Techniques for Soil Insect Pests of Peanuts, ANR-1364
The southern corn rootworm (SCRW), Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, is the immature form of the spotted cucumber beetle. Overwintering stage: Bee…
*This is an excerpt from Scouting Techniques for Soil Insect Pests of Peanuts, ANR-1364
This insect (Naupactus sp.) is a native of South America. It was first reported from Florida in 1936, but it is now present in over a dozen states, …
With all the changes to the Worker Protection Standards, the Alabama Pesticide Safety education Program has put together some links and documents to help you begin to navigate and understand what will be taking place. The majority of the ru…
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*This is an excerpt from Scouting Techniques for Soil Insect Pests of Peanuts, ANR-1364
About six species of burrower bugs have been reported from peanut farmers in several states. The predominant species is Pangaeus bilineatus, and it …