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. […]
Continue reading...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 […]
Continue reading...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 […]
Continue reading...September 5, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 09/05/18
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 […]
Continue reading...September 4, 2018 Thierry Besancon
Stinger 24(c) Special Local Need Label for Perennial Weed Control in Blueberries
The 24(c) Special Local Need Label for Stinger® that had expired on December 31, 2017 has finally been renewed up to December 31, 2020. Stinger® is especially useful in blueberry for controlling composite and legume weeds. Common composite weeds found in our orchards include Canada thistle and other thistles, goldenrod species, aster species, common dandelion, […]
Continue reading...August 30, 2018 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-31-18
Click to View | Download Report 8-31-18 Potato Disease Forecasting Report We will be tracking DSVs for Late blight development and calculating P-days for initiating the first early blight fungicide application. The first late blight fungicide application is recommended once 18 DSVs accumulate from green row. Green row typically occurs around the first week in May […]
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