Recently received a couple of questions about managing thatch. One question was concerning the recent trend in the industry to not core putting greens and only use solid tines. Non-coring programs rely on topdressing to dilute the organic matter (that… Read More »
Continue reading...June 13, 2018 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Insect Update
Cranberry beds are in bloom. If insects have been effectively managed prior to bloom, we recommend no sprays at this time. A reminder: when bees are present your only choices of insecticides are insect growth regulators (IGRs) such as Intrepid 2F or Bt products such as DiPel. During bloom we recommend monitoring insect populations using […]
Continue reading...June 11, 2018 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-12-18
Click to View | Download Report 6-12-18 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...June 7, 2018 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-8-18
Click to View | Download Report 6-8-18 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...June 6, 2018 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 6/06/18
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moths continue to be captured in black light traps, but numbers are low overall. Activity has shifted northward, with the highest activity now from Mercer County northward (see ECB map). Despite these low adult numbers, IPM technicians have reported dramatic increases in feeding in whorl stage plantings in the central and northern counties. Numbers of […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM for June 5, 2018
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): Second generation adults are starting to emerge in southern counties, and are about to start in northern counties. The second brood often causes the most damage on peaches, since larvae can enter both growing tips and young fruit.
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