Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: Second generation timings are updated below. Second flight adults are still flying statewide. Treatments for the second generation have just finished in statewide. Applications for OFM should now be made only if trap captures exceed and average of 6 moths/trap.
Continue reading...July 2, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Post-bloom Insect Pest Control Recommendations
As we approach the end of bloom, growers should consider the need for any post-bloom applications. The main pest targets for these applications are mainly Sparganothis fruitworm and spotted fireworm. Sparganothis fruitworm (SPARG) – If your farm has high pheromone trap counts, you should consider managing this pest as soon as bees are removed. The […]
Continue reading...July 1, 2019 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 7/1/19
Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported cucumber as far north as Maryland (Carolina Co.) on the Delmarva Peninsula. This is the first report of CDM in the region this growing season. All cucumber growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a regular basis. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit […]
Continue reading...June 27, 2019 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 6/26/19
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: Second generation timings are updated below. Second flight adults are still flying statewide. Treatments for the second generation have just finished in southern counties, and are going on now in northern counties.
Continue reading...June 26, 2019 Kris Holmstrom
IPM Update 6/26/19
Sweet Corn The first European corn borer (ECB) flight is over, and no map will appear in this edition. Feeding percentages are now declining as affected plantings get treated and pass to the silk stage. No new feeding should occur until the second flight arrives. Growers should continue to scout whorl and pre-tassel stage plantings […]
Continue reading...June 20, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of June 20, 2019
Based on our degree-day (DD) model for Sparganothis fruitworm, peak flight and first eggs hatched events are expected at around 884 and 895 DD, respectively (see chart). As of June 20, Sparganothis has accumulated 1022 DD (using March 1 as biofix) or 883 DD (using April 15 as biofix; a biofix more realistic to New […]
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