July 2022
Get the latest updates in Arkansas pest management from your extension specialists.
Forage Pest Update
Kelly Loftin
Professor and Extension Entomologist
 
We are seeing an uptick in fall armyworms and bermudagrass stem maggots across the state. With such limited forage and hay supply, now is the time to keep forage insect pests on the forefront.   
Fall Armyworm
Tomato Bacterial Canker
Sherrie Smith
Plant Pathology Instructor, Plant Health Clinic Diagnostician

Getting calls about spots on tomato plants and fruit? See the link below for more information about Bacterial Canker in tomato.
What's the Weed?
Tommy Butts
Assistant Professor and Extension Weed Scientist

What is this Arkansas noxious weed that can put a stranglehold on our gardens, turf, and field crops? Be the first to email tbutts@uada.edu with the correct common name to win a prize!
Blister beetles can appear suddenly to devastate a garden
Jon Zawislak
Assistant Professor of Apiculture and Urban Entomology

Blister beetles are perennial pests that can show up suddenly in large swarms, causing significant damage to garden plants. They produce potent defensive chemicals that can blister skin and poison livestock. Luckily, they are easy to recognize and fairly simple to control. 
Managing Common Pumpkin Insect Pests
Aaron Cato
Assistant Professor and Horticulture IPM Specialist


Pumpkins are moving along towards our Halloween crop and needing protection from a variety of insect pests including melonworm. See below for more information on management.
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