TIFTON — University of Georgia entomologist Ashfaq Sial advises Georgia blueberry farmers to manage the spotted wing drosophila (SWD), the crop’s most destructive pest, by incorporating cultural ...

Only recently discovered, in 2017, soybean gall midge is a significant and fast-spreading new pest to Midwest growers. Significant yield reductions may occur, especially at the field edge where this ...

Have you noticed strange growths on leaves or swollen areas along plant stems? If the answer is yes, you may have what is referred to as plant galls. Galls vary in size and shape and can be found on ...

It’s hard enough dealing with long-standing pests, but it’s even more overwhelming to add new pests to the lineup, namely gall midge and tentiform leaf miner. But don’t let these new pests cause undue ...

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Few people in Upper Midwest had even heard of soybean gall midges until a few years ago, but now the insect is a growing threat to soybeans in the region. "This is an economically ...

Woolly oak gall Goldenrod ball gall and bunch gall on same plant. Ruth Smith photo. Oak apple gall. Ruth Smith photo. A friend sent me a text message recently in which she asked, “Any idea what these ...

Based on field host range and damage potential, we explored the prospects of exploiting a gall midge from Jatropha clavuligera Müll. Arg. (Euphorbiaceae) in Bolivia as a "new-association" biological ...

Gall midge maggots have some surprising tricks that help them launch themselves into smile-inspiring jumps. By James Gorman Jump, little maggot, jump! Show the world that not only the finely muscled ...