Click to View | Download Report 5-16-17 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...May 12, 2017 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 5/12/17
Cucurbit downy mildew has been found as far north as central Florida on cucumber, watermelon, summer and winter squash. Pythium has been reported in a number of newly transplanted crops. With the cooler nights the past few days, cold injury may begin to appear in newly transplanted crops. In pepper, symptoms of cold injury will […]
Continue reading...May 12, 2017 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Another Insect to Watch Out For in Your Cranberry Bogs
A few years ago we observed damage to cranberries likely caused by an unknown “mirid” bug (Hemiptera: Miridae). These insects are known as true bugs and have piercing-sucking mouthparts to suck out plant juices. The species was identified as Plagiognathus repetitus (Hemiptera: Miridae). The insect seems to damage young leaf and flower buds early in […]
Continue reading...May 10, 2017 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/10/17
Sweet Corn Cold temperatures are slowing corn growth considerably. The same weather is also delaying the onset of pests like the European corn borer (ECB). No ECB were captured in blacklight traps this week. As the population develops, look for maps to be published in the weekly IPM Update. Cole Crops Although cold weather and […]
Continue reading...May 9, 2017 Dave Schmitt
Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 10, 2017
Peach Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first tufted apple budmoth adults were caught on 5/1 in southern counties. The first insecticides that target this pest will be due in a few weeks in southern counties. This has been only a minor pest during the last 6-8 years.
Continue reading...May 8, 2017 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Early-season Insect Pests to Look For in Cranberry Bogs
The following insect pests bear special mention for early-season scouting in cranberry bogs: Blackheaded fireworm – Blackheaded fireworm eggs overwinter on the bed and usually hatch by around mid-May. It is important to catch the first generation, if possible, because the second generation occurs during bloom and is typically much more destructive. Blackheaded fireworm larvae […]
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