Welcome to the Addesso Lab
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Research in the Addesso lab is focused on providing Tennessee's woody ornamental nursery industry with sustainable pest management solutions.
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New pests on the horizon!
The ornamental entomology lab is on the lookout for emerging pests of concern to the industry, including redheaded flea beetle.
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Scale ParasitoidsExotic Japanese maple scale parasitoids have been collected from infested plants in Tennessee.
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Click on the beetle to check out the flatheaded borer management page.
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Crapemyrtle aphids up close.
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In the News
Updated December 2025
