Hannah Wright-Smith

Extension Weed Specialist

Bob Scott

Extension Weed Scientist

Can you identify this common turfgrass weed? Be the first to email Hannah Wright-Smith (hewright@uada.edu) and Bob Scott (bscott@uada.edu) with the correct answer to win a prize! 

Becky McPeake

Professor and Extension Wildlife Specialist

When helping clientele address human-wildlife conflicts, one “measure of success” is adopting a recommended practice. Yet another is helping them avoid products which may not fulfill their needs.

Kelly Loftin

Professor and Extension Entomologist

Three of our major forage pests are at population levels sufficient to cause damage across the state. Fall armyworm populations are above threshold in multiple areas. We are seeing caterpillars of uniform size and mixed sizes that indicate overlapping generations.

Jon Zawislak

Assistant Professor of Apiculture and Urban Entomology

The invasive crape myrtle bark scale has been steadily spreading across the south and southeast, often assisted by human movements of infested nursery stock. While easy to identify, infestations may go unnoticed until populations become quite large, making control of these bugs more difficult.  

Wendell Hutchens

Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Science

Yellow tuft (Sclerophthora macrospora) is an emerging disease that is starting to wreak havoc on highly maintained zoysiagrass in Arkansas. In this article we will discuss the disease’s life cycle, yellow tuft symptoms, and future research objectives for yellow tuft.