Stink bug overview and identification The brown stink bug, Euschistus servus, and southern green stink bug, Nezara viridula, can be damaging pests of field corn in South Carolina. While it has a high potential for injury, it is considered a sporadic pest because it does not occur at damaging levels in every field every year. Due ...
Integrated Pest Management
Transgenic Bt Corn Research at Clemson University
Contributing Author: Dr. Francis Reay-Jones More than 80% of field corn grown in the U.S. has been genetically engineered to express one or more insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis, called Bt toxins. Bt corn was first commercialized in the U.S. in 1996, expressing a single Bt toxin targeting the European corn borer. Newer Bt corn hybrids ...
Clemson’s Vegetable Entomology Program
Dr. Tom Bilbo, Clemson's vegetable and strawberry entomologist stationed at the Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston, began his research and extension program late in 2021. Since starting here at Clemson, Dr. Bilbo has rapidly expanded his program and has started addressing a number of different economically important pest concerns for vegetable and strawberry ...
Edisto REC Hosts Field Corn Field Day
On Thursday, July 27, a corn production field day was held at Clemson University’s Edisto Research and Education Center in Blackville, SC. The field day was well attended by growers and other stakeholders to learn about the latest research and recommendations for corn agronomy, disease and nematode management, insect management, and soil fertility management. Dr. Michael ...
Management of Alternaria Black Spot on Conventional and Organic Kale Grown in the Fall
Contributing Author: Dr. Anthony Keinath Black spot, also known as Alternaria leaf spot, is considered to be the most important fungal disease on organic kale in South Carolina. It tends to be more prevalent in the fall than in the spring. The primary cause is the fungus Alternaria brassicicola (AB), found worldwide on brassica crops. In ...
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