Author: Justin Ballew

Statewide Tom Bilbo – Extension Entomologist Pickleworm and melonworm have arrived in the Lowcountry. Be on the lookout and ready to spray for this pest complex because of its potential to cause...

Coastal Region Zack Snipes It’s been such a good tomato crop this year that Dukes Mayonnaise came to do a photo shoot on Johns Island. The crop is coming in at exceptional volumes, and market prices...

This is downy mildew showing up on the underside of this collard leaf. While downy mildew symptoms can be seen on the top sides of the leaves, the pathogen sporulates on the underside of the leaves....

Coastal Region Zack Snipes The tomato crop is coming in at very heavy volumes. The week of rain has really started making diseases appear. I’ve seen a lot of bacterial wilt and Southern blight in...

Coastal Region Zack Snipes Warmer temperatures and lots of afternoon thunderstorms have really pushed our crops. Up until last week, this was the cleanest year I have seen in terms of disease issues...

The different sized beads and color variation in this broccoli head is known as “cat eye,” where clusters of small, lighter-colored beads are surrounded by larger, darker-colored beads. This is a...

Midlands Region Rob Last Generally, crops are developing well, be it a little slower than usual based on below-average temperatures. As we move further into June, we see increased temperatures,...

Statewide Tom Bilbo – Vegetable Entomologist Keep an eye out for armyworms in sweet corn, especially later plantings. As the season carries on, the risk of Fall armyworm, in particular, will...