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Georgia: Question of the Week – Eastern Toe Biter
Last week I had a photo of a large insect I’ve often seen, but that amazes me every time I see one. It’s the Eastern Toe Biter aka Giant Waterbug.
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Cold Injury
Last week the question was: What happened to this collard plant? This field of collards was badly injured by the recent cold weather. The temperature was in the lower 20’s
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Deer Damage
Last week the question was: Why are these strawberry plants so small when they were planted at the proper time and fertilized properly? These strawberries have been fed on pretty
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Poor Pollination
Last week’s question was: Why is this greenhouse cucumber shaped like this? This cucumber is the result of poor pollination. Here is a great description of pollination and pollination problems
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Syrphid Fly
Last week the question was: What is this worm-like critter? This is a syrphid fly or hover fly larva. They are great predators of aphids as larvae and as adults
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Ootheca
Last week the question was: What is this? This is a praying mantis ootheca (egg case). An ootheca can contain as many as 300 mantis eggs is made of a
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Bacterial Leaf Blight
Last week the question was: What is wrong with these turnip greens? These plants have a disease called bacterial leaf blight, Pseudomonas cannabina (pv.) alisalensis. This is a relatively new disease
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Daffodil
Last week the question was: What kind of flower is this? Daffodils are among the first flowers to bloom as the weather warms up indicating the beginning of spring. Daffodils
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Anthracnose
Last wee the question was: What disease has caused this lesion that easily separates from the healthy tissue of this strawberry? This is anthracnose fruit rot (Colletotrichum acutatum). The decaying
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Cabbage White
Last week the question was: What kind of butterfly will emerge from this chrysalis found in a rapeseed field? This is the chrysalis of the cabbage white butterfly. The juvenile
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Hessian Fly
Last week the question was: What is this flax seed-looking thing on the side of this wheat stem? This is a Hessian fly pupa. Hessian flies can be a serious
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Sicklepod
Last week the question was: Which common field weed is this? This is a sicklepod seedling, also commonly called coffeeweed. We see this weed a lot in crop fields but
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Paraquat
Last week the question was: What happened to this corn? The spots on this corn are from Gromoxone (paraquat) burn. A field was burned down in preparation for planting cotton
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Dove
Last week the question was: What kind of bird will hatch from these eggs? These are mourning dove eggs. Females lay 2 eggs in each brood. Doves are the most
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South Carolina: Question of the Week – Whiteflies
Last week the question was: What is this on the underside of this cotton leaf? These are whiteflies. Whiteflies are similar to aphids in that they are piercing/sucking insects and
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