Click to View | Download Report 7-22-16 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...July 21, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Dickeya dianthicola reported in potato in 11th state this summer
Dickeya dianthicola has been reported in potato in Rhode Island this summer. This makes it the 11th state this summer to report the pathogen in potato. The pathogen has also been detected in NJ, MA, DE, PA, MD, VA, NC, WV, and FL this year. All potato growers, crop consultants, scouts, industry representatives, and Extension […]
Continue reading...July 20, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/20/16
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth activity is now increasing in a few areas of the state (see ECB map) . Larval infestations have yet to appear. Be sure to begin monitoring plantings for ECB feeding while they are still in the whorl stage. Consider treating when the number of infested plants in a 50 plant sample exceeds […]
Continue reading...July 20, 2016 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 7/19/16
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third flight is underway in southern counties, and about to start in northern counties. Populations are low in peaches, but higher in apples.
Continue reading...July 19, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Cucurbit powdery mildew control in 2016
Dr. Meg McGrath, vegetable pathologist with Cornell University on Long Island has published her 2016 cucurbit powdery mildew control report. The report contains useful information for conventional and organic growers. Please click here to see report. For more information on controlling cucurbit powdery mildew, please see the 2016 Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Recommendations Guide.
Continue reading...July 19, 2016 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 7/19/16
Asparagus rust has been reported. All growers with nursery, 1-, or 2 yr-old plantings should scout regularly and apply a protectant fungicide if one hasn’t initiated fungicide program to date. Bacterial leaf spot in pepper has been reported in southern New Jersey. Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in New Jersey. All cucurbit […]
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