This persistent weed often sneaks up on producers in spring and can quickly take over a pasture. These frequen...
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Organic vegetable production systems in the Deep South may not be pesticide-free, especially under high pest-pressure conditions. Pr...
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Various scouting methods are used to identify and estimate counts of insect pests in and on plants and soil as part of an integrated...
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Monitoring and identifying pests are critical steps in a successful integrated pest management (IPM) program. Z-traps and Smart Trap...
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Although there isn’t a consistent insect pest of seedling soybeans (like thrips in cotton), Alabama producers do have some sporadic pests ...
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Two species of armyworms are consistent pests of forages and pastures in Alabama. The true armyworm and fall armyworm both belong to a famil...
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Alabama Extension’s research-based integrated pest management (IPM) field crop trials and programs help producers across the state...
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There are several tactics to controlling pests in grain bins, many of which begin before the grain is stored. The goal is to store grains wi...
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The demand for organic crop production has seen a historic rise in recent years. This increasing demand means there is a need for more farme...
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This publication is a quick guide to common insect pests of southern peas (cowpeas) in Alabama starting from early to late-season pe...
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Squash and various cucurbits grown in Alabama are inundated with many major chewing and sucking insect pests that are favored by the hot and...
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Alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) is popularly known as the Queen of Forages because of its high forage nutritive value characteristics. ...
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