Tag: peanut

Tobacco Thrips: Tiny Insects With a Big Impact on Georgia Peanut Production

Tobacco thrips (Frankliniella fusca) also have a taste for peanut, and they spread the plant virus causing spotted wilt disease. A new guide in the open-access Journal of Integrated Pest Management details the biology and management of tobacco thrips in peanut crops.

Entomology Today February 23, 2022 2 Comments

Get to Know the Threecornered Alfalfa Hopper, a (Maybe) Serious Crop Pest

In fields of alfalfa, soybean, and peanut in the southern United States, a small, green, teardrop-shaped insect is a common sight. But despite its observed propensity for gouging scars in […]