UGA Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

The University of Georgia · College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences

Graphic: Leaf affected by Tomato spotted wilt virus

Graphic: Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus vectored by Thrips

General Info

Thrips Identification

Spotted Wilt Eradication Action Team

Name and Email	Department	Phone	Crop
John Beasley	Crop & Soil Science	(229) 386-3430	Peanut
Paul Bertrand	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-7495	Tobacco
Bill Branch	Crop & Soil Science	(229) 386-3561	Peanut
Tim Brenneman	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-3370	Peanut
Steve (Bug) Brown	Entomology	(229) 386-3424	Peanut
Albert Culbreath	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-3156	Peanut
Alex Csinos	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-3370	Tobacco, Vegetable
Mike Deom	Plant Pathology	(706) 542-1270	Peanut
Juan Carlos Diaz	Horticulture	(229) 391-6861	Vegetable
Stanley Fletcher	Ag & Applied Economics	(770) 228-7231	Peanut
Corley Holbrook	NWCRU, USDA-ARS	(229) 386-3176	Peanut
Carroll Johnson	NWCRU, USDA-ARS	(229) 386-3172	Peanut
Bob Kemerait	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-7495	Peanut
David Langston	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-7495	Vegetable
Claudia Nischwitz	Plant Pathology	(229) 386-7230	Tobacco Peanut Vegetables
Robert McPherson	Entomology	(229) 386-3374	Tobacco
J. Michael Moore	Crop & Soil Science	(229) 386-3006	Tobacco
Peggy Ozias-Akins	Horticulture	(229) 386-3902	Peanut
David Riley	Entomology	(229) 386-3374	Vegetable
John Sherwood	Plant Pathology	(706) 542-2571	Peanut, Tobacco, Vegetable
Nathan Smith	Ag & Applied Economics	(229) 386-3512	Peanut
Alton Sparks, Jr.	Entomology	(229) 386-3424	Vegetable
Barry Tillman	Agronomy University of Florida	(850) 482-9904	Peanut
JimTodd	Entomology	(229) 386-3374	Peanut
Scott Tubbs	Crop & Soil Science	(229) 386-3273	Peanut

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