Could Insect Pests Be in Your Fields Earlier This Spring?
Temperature trends are hinting at an early spring. Watch for allium leafminers, and prepare for early pest emergence in both greenhouse and field crops.
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Temperature trends are hinting at an early spring. Watch for allium leafminers, and prepare for early pest emergence in both greenhouse and field crops.
Home gardeners and commercial farmers alike should be on the lookout for a new Virginia pest -- the allium leaf miner, said Tom Kuhar, a professor of entomology at Virginia
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