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XXII. Vegetable Insects D. B. Adams and D.G. Riley Vegetables were produced on an estimated 175,000 acres in Georgia in 1995, with 96% grown for
fresh markets. Spring plantings accounted for nearly 80% of the total production. Insect pests cost Georgia vegetable producers a total of $54.5 million in control costs and crop damage, with over $40 million of these losses
associated with crop damage. Thrips accounted for the greatest losses across all vegetables in 1995. This is a result of both mechanical damage and transmission of tomato spotted wilt virus in pepper and tomatoes. The beet armyworm
was responsible for the most significant losses recorded on a single crop, pepper. Compared to most other vegetable insect pests, thrips and the beet armyworm have placed the greatest strain on insect management strategies in the
1990's, although numerous other pests cause economic losses annually. Other significant pests included corn earworm in tomatoes, sweetcorn and beans, pepper weevil, aphids in several crops, diamond back moth, silver leaf whitefly
and cowpea cculio. |
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Crop |
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Beans (snap, pole and Lima)Cabbage Cantaloupe Cucumbers Leafy greens Okra Onions Peppers Southern peas Squash (summer) Sweet corn Sweet potatoes Tomatoes Watermelons |
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Planted
Acreage |
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14,385 10,396 8,390 9,329 18,592 1,292 12,117 6,146 10,975 16,001 15,737 1,357 5,074 33,621
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Average Yield |
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135 bushels500 boxes 200 cartons 205 cartons 500 cartons 260 bushels 410 bags 950 boxes 40 bushels 260 boxes 300 crates 400 cartons 1500 boxes 300 cwt |
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Average Price Yield-Unit |
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13.70 7.10 7.39 8.80 4.70 6.20 17.00 8.80 10.50 7.60 8.00 8.70 9.80 7.90 |
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12 3 4 |
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Aphid (virus)Sweet potato whitefly (silverleaf) Pickleworm Cucumber beetles Subtotal |
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$ 1,200,000912,000 158,000 56,000 $ 2,326,000 |
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12 3 4 5 6 |
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ThripsFruitworm (corn earworm) Leafminer Pinworm Stink bugs Sweet potato whitefly Subtotal |
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12 3 4 5 |
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Pepper weevilBeet armyworm Thrips Corn earworm Tarnished plant bug Subtotal |
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12 |
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Corn earworm/fall armywormStink bugs Subtotal |
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12 3 4 5 6 7 |
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Diamondback moth/cabbage looperGrasshoppers Aphids Beet armyworms Sweet potato whitefly Yellow margined leaf beetle False chinch bug/stink bugs Subtotal
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12 3 4 |
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ThripsCorn earworm Stink bugs Sweet potato whitefly Subtotal |
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12 3 4 5 6 |
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Diamondback moth caterpillarCabbage looper Aphids Silverleaf whitefly Beet armyworm Seedcorn maggot Subtotal |
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$ 137,000183,000 56,000 4,000 20,000 38,000 $ 438,000 |
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$ 443,000688,000 492,000 18,000 3,000 $ 1,644,000 |
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$ 4,721,00054,000 $ 4,775,000 |
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$ 1,004,000139,000 52,000 27,000 17,000 15,000 3,000 $ 1,257,000
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$ 525,000248,000 39,000 11,000 $ 823,000 |
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$ 749,000195,000 12,000 13,000 25,000 11,000 $ 1,005,000 |
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12 3 4 |
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$ 454,00061,000 64,000 13,000 $ 592,000 |
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Cucumber beetlesRindworms (corn earworm/looper) Aphids Thrips Subtotal |
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12 |
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Seedcorn maggotThrips Subtotal |
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12 3 4 5 |
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Cowpea curculioBeet armyworm Thrips Stink bugs Aphids Subtotal |
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12 |
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Soil insectsBeet armyworm/soybean looper Subtotal |
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12 |
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Cucumber beetlesPickleworm Subtotal |
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12 |
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Cucumber beetlesPickleworm Subtotal |
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12 |
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Corn earwormStink bugs Subtotal |
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$ 218,000133,000 $ 351,000 |
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$ 521,00020,000 88,000 14,000 10,000 $ 653,000 |
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$ 77,0003,000 $ 80,000 |
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$ 93,000176,000 $ 269,000 |
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$ 92,000149,000 $ 241,000 |
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$ 22,00016,000 $ 38,000 |
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$14,492,000 |
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Damage |
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$ 3,004,0001,502,000 108,000 261,000 $ 4,875,000 |
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$ 4,102,0003,170,000 1,022,000 60,000 515,000 246,000 $ 9,115,000 |
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$ 4,977,0007,465,000 3,555,000 142,000 64,000 $ 16,203,000 |
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$ 1,888,00056,000 $ 1,944,000 |
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$ 350,000524,000 83,000 22,000 2,000 20,000 2,000 $ 1,003,000 |
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$ 467,000180,000 54,000 144,000 $ 845,000 |
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$ 960,000631,000 81,000 55,000 52,000 48,000 $ 1,827,000 |
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$ 239,000223,000 112,000 24,000 $ 598,000 |
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$ 1,140,00042,000 $ 1,182,000 |
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$ 1,325,00014,000 <1,000 1,000 1,000 $ 1,341,000 |
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$ 581,00014,000 $ 545,000 |
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$ 143,00061,000 $ 204,000 |
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$ 180,00024,000 $ 204,000 |
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$ 56,00073,000 $ 129,000 |
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$40,015,000 |
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Total |
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$ 4,204,0002,414,000 266,000 317,000 $ 7,201,000 |
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$ 4,239,0003,353,000 1,078,000 64,000 535,000 284,000 $ 9,553,000 |
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$ 5,420,0008,153,000 4,047,000 160,000 67,000 $ 17,847,000 |
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$ 6,609,000110,000 $ 6,719,000 |
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$ 1,354,000663,000 135,000 49,000 19,000 35,000 5,000 $ 2,260,000
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$ 992,000428,000 93,000 155,000 $ 1,668,000 |
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$ 1,709,000826,000 93,000 68,000 77,000 59,000 $ 2,832,000 |
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$ 693,000284,000 176,000 37,000 $ 1,190,000 |
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$ 1,358,000175,000 $ 1,533,000 |
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$ 1,846,00034,000 88,000 15,000 11,000 $ 1,994,000 |
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$ 608,00017,000 $ 625,000 |
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$ 236,000237,000 $ 473,000 |
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$ 272,000173,000 $ 445,000 |
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$ 78,00089,000 $ 167,000 |
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$54,507,000 |
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Insect |
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Squash (Summer) |
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Aphid (virus)Sweet potato whitefly (silverleaf) Cucumber beetles Pickle Worm |
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Tomatoes |
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ThripsFruitworm (corn earworm) Leafminer Stink Bugs Sweet potato Whitefly Pin worm |
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Peppers |
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Beet armywormPepper Weevil Thrips Corn earworm Tarnished plant bug |
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Sweet corn |
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Corn earworm/fall armywormStink bugs |
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Leafy greens |
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Diamondback moth/cabbage looperGrasshoppers Aphids Beet armyworms Yellow margined leaf beetle Sweet potato whitefly False chinch bug/stink bugs |
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No. Acres Needing Control |
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10,00010,000
3,000 5,000 |
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5,000 4,000
1,000 2,000 1,000
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4,0004,000 6,000 <1,000 <1,000 |
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16,000 3,000 |
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11,000
3,0001,000 <1,000 <1,000 <1,000 <1,000 |
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ThripsCorn earworm Sweet potato whitefly Stink bugs Soybean looper |
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Cabbage |
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Diamondback moth caterpillarCabbage looper Aphids Beet armyworm Silverleaf Whitefly Seedcorn maggot |
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Watermelon |
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Cucumber beetlesRindworms (corn earworm/looper) Aphids Thrips |
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Onions |
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Seedcorn maggotThrips |
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Southern peas |
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Cowpea curculioThrips Beet armyworm Stink bugs Aphids |
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