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🎥 Clarissa is on a mission to demystify mushrooms! #MSUext
Do your bermuda greens have gorgeous roots but still look drought-stressed? It may be an insect problem. #Mealybugs are sap-sucking insects that settle down at the base of the plant and secrete a white waxy (looks powdery) coating over their 2mm long pinkish bodies. #MSUext
Spent the afternoon in the Delta with Dr. Kristy McAndrew’s lab looking at some stands of ash. Prolonged drought stress is taking a toll on a wide variety trees in this region of the state and is predisposing them to insect and disease problems. #MSUext
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🎥 Mums need full sun, and don’t forget to water! Cody shares more tips for keeping your mums alive and healthy. #MSUext
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🎥 Clarissa Balbalian with our MSU Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab explains why hanging lights and other decor on palm trees is a bad idea. #MSUext
It’s parsley worm time! Every year I delight in sharing my parsley with the beautiful caterpillars that will become black swallowtail butterflies. They are voracious feeders, but the plants will recover. #MSUext
Another fabulous field day hosted by Dr. Jay McCurdy and the turf research team! Had a great time meeting with clients and catching up with our retired turf pathologist, Dr. Maria Tomaso-Peterson, and Mr. Wayne Philly, turf breeder extraordinaire! #MSUext @MSTurfgrass
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Although pasture mealybugs have not been detected in Mississippi, entomologists and forage specialists at Mississippi State University urge farmers to frequently scout their pastures for signs of the invasive pest.
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Our newest research paper compares the efficacy of fluopyram (Indemnify) with cyclobutrifluram (Trefinti) for management of lance Nematode. Great work @EricaGuri !
reference-global.com/article…
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🎥 Clarissa Balbalian with our MSU Extension Plant Diagnostic Lab describes the science behind blossom end rot and how to prevent it. #MSUext
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Congrats to our own Dr. Jermaine Perier for being featured in the “Standout ECPs” series by the Entomological Society of America’s Early Career Professionals (ECP) Committee.
Read the article here: entomologytoday.org/2026/09/…
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🎥 Tawny crazy ants have been officially found in two more Mississippi counties.
They might not sting, but this invasive species can actually cause costly electrical problems.
Dr. Santos Portugal explains more. #MSUext
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🎥 Clarissa has been getting a lot of calls from people concerned about why their crape myrtle leaves are dropping even though it’s only August. As per usual, she has the answer!!🍂 #MSUext
A fresh and beautiful specimen of Laetiporus cincinnatus, probably rotting oak roots beneath the soil surface on Scattertown Trail in the Noxubee Wildlife Refuge.
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A little plant pathology eye candy for a Saturday evening……southern blight gone wild
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Still seeing a lot of new fairy ring popping up on bermudagrass fairways across parts of the Southeast. I like Densicor or Kalida now as they also have activity against mini ring. Water in immediately. Wetting agents help!
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Many of you have asked to attend a lecture of Dr. Goddard's and for merch! We've combined those two requests.
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Aerial view of many type II fairy rings in this perennial lawn/pasture in Western USA region. #FriskyFairyRingFriday Thank you to the turf industry person that sent me these pics.
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If you grow blackberries, be sure to remove the canes after harvest!
Fruiting canes must be removed after harvest. New canes from the roots will replace these canes. The new canes will have fruit the following year.
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