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Safe Use Of Pesticides in Agriculture
Author: Glen H. Hetzel, Extension Agricultural Engineer Virginia Tech Most farmers are using agricultural chemicals on their farms. Many of these chemicals are used to control pests and are known as pesticides. Included under the heading of ... [... more]
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General Description
Authors: Ames Herbert, Entomology, Tidewater Agricultural Research Station; Cathy Hull, Extension Agent, Toano, VA; Roger R. Youngman, Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Eric Day, Entomology, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Four species of ... [... more]
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Homoptera: Diaspididae, Unaspis euonymi (Comstock)
Plants lose vigor and become spindly. The leaves turn yellow and fall prematurely. Heavy infestations can kill the plants. All stages damage plants. Female scales have a pear-shaped, dark brown scale covering. Males are more slender than the ... [... more]
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The Peanut Southern Corn Rootworm Advisory
The southern corn rootworm (SCR) has long been considered a major pest of peanuts in North Carolina and Virginia. However, researchers and Extension faculty at Virginia Tech and NC State have determined through more than 400 commercial field ... [... more]
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Red Imported Fire Ant (RIFA)
Shiny red head and black gaster (rear segment). Males are black. RIFAs are polymorphic, which means there are workers of several sizes within a colony. Colonies also contain eggs, larvae, and pupae, as well as one or more large, wingless, ... [... more]
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Gypsy Moth in Virginia: An Update
Author: E.A. Roberts, Senior Research Associate, Department of Entomology; Virginia Tech Most Virginians are aware that the gypsy moth is a serious pest of hardwoods in our state. Although this insect has maintained a low profile the past few ... [... more]
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Identifying Soybean Fields at Risk to Leaf-Feeding Insects
Authors: Sean Malone, Research Associate; David L. Holshouser, Extension Soybean Specialist; D. Ames Herbert, Jr., Extension Entomologist; Virginia Tech and Brian P. Jones, Research Associate; Pennsylvania State University What is LAI? Leaf area ... [... more]
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Corn Earworm Biology and Management in Soybeans
Authors: Ames Herbert, Extension Entomologist; Cathy Hull, Extension Agent, Integrated Pest Management; Eric Day, Extension Entomologist; Virginia Tech Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea, is the most common and destructive insect pest of soybeans ... [... more]
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Cereal Leaf Beetle
Cereal leaf beetle, a native to Europe and Asia, was first detected in Michigan in 1962. Since that time it has spread throughout most of the mid-western and eastern United States and has become a significant pest of Virginia and North Carolina ... [... more]
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LIFE CYCLE
Aphids, or plant lice, are small, soft-bodied insects. There are hundreds of different species of aphids, some of which attack only one host plant while others attack numerous hosts. Most aphids are about 1/10 inch long (2.54 mm), and though ... [... more]
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American Cockroach
Authors: Rachael C. Perrott, Graduate Student and Dini M. Miller, Asstistant Professor and Extension entomologist; Virginia Tech The American cockroach is a large cockroach, adults are approximately 1-1/2 inches long (38mm). The adult is a shiny ... [... more]
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Crop and Soil Environmental News, February 1998
Rod R. Youngman, associate professor and Extension specialist Five commercial alfalfa varieties which had been developed to express resistance to potato leafhopper (PLH) were evaluated in 1997. These varieties display, in addition to simple ... [... more]
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