Late blight was confirmed on potato in Accomack County, VA located on the Eastern Shore just south of the Maryland border. This is the second report of Late blight in the mid-Atlantic region this growing season. All tomato and potato growers should scout their fields on a regular basis. Growers who have not initiated standard protectant fungicide […]
Continue reading...June 3, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 6-3-16
Click to View | Download Report 6-3-16 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...June 1, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/01/16
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults are being captured with more frequency in the northern half of the state now, but overall, catches are low. Highest activity is now found in Cumberland and Morris counties with local hotspots elsewhere (see ECB map). The earliest sweet corn plantings are now the right size to support ECB larval infestations. […]
Continue reading...May 30, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 5-31-16
Click to View | Download Report 5-31-16 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...May 27, 2016 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 5-27-16
Click to View | Download Report 5-27-16 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...May 25, 2016 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 5/25/16
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults are being captured with more frequency now, but most captures remain limited to the southwestern portion of the state (see ECB map), although scattered individuals have been captured as far north as Morris County. Warmer nights for the rest of this week may result in increased catches for the […]
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