Plant & Pest Advisory

September 21, 2018 Thierry Besancon

Webinar on Best Practices for Pesticide Aerial Application

Register for September 27 Webinar on Best Practices for Pesticide Aerial Application EPA is hosting a webinar titled “Best Practices for Aerial Application” on September 27, 2018, from 2 – 3:30 pm ET. This webinar is tailored for growers, pesticide applicators, pest management professionals, and other interested stakeholders who work in crop […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops

September 18, 2018 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson

Fruit IPM for 9/19/18

Apples: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB): BMSB presence is spotty and still much higher than it was earlier in the summer. Now that apples (and pears) are the only fruit present for BMSB to feed on, growers must have a program to address this pressure.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit

September 18, 2018 Andy Wyenandt

Vegetable Disease Update – 9/18/18

Cucurbit downy mildew. All cucurbit growers should scout their fields on a regular basis and inlcude a downy mildew specific fungicide to their weekly maintenance sprays. The 2018 FRAC Table for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control in the mid-Atlantic Region can be found and downloaded for FREE here and is essential for developing control strategies for both diseases. […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

September 12, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

IPM Update 09/12/18

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches remain low. Feeding signs in whorl corn are rare. There will be no map in this edition. Second generation feeding is often obscured by fall armyworm (FAW) feeding. Once plants hit full tassel, any ECB larvae present will move downward on the stalk and re-enter the plant near […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

September 5, 2018 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson

Fruit IPM for 09/06/18

Peach: Peachtree Borer (PTB) and Lesser Peachtree Borer (LPTB): Now is the time to treat for peachtree borers and lesser borers. PTB has one generation per year, while LPTB and 2 generations per year. Over the last 10 years PTB has caused more problems than LPTB. It is not unusual to find multiple borer larvae […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit

September 5, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar