Click to View | Download Report 7-13-18 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 […]
Continue reading...IPM Update 7/11/18

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches in black light traps continue to be very low. There will be no map in this edition due to insufficient catch. There have been isolated incidents of new feeding in the far south of the state, but generally, the threat to corn should be low until the second flight begins in […]
Continue reading...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-9-18
Click to View | Download Report 7-9-18 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 […]
Continue reading...Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 7-6-18
Click to View | Download Report 7-6-18 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 […]
Continue reading...IPM Update 7/04/18

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches in black light traps remain very low; situation unchanged from last week. There will be no map in this edition due to insufficient catch. Incidents of feeding are declining as infested plantings proceed to silk and whorl stage corn has not been exposed to egg laying. We should be in […]
Continue reading...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 […]
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