Plant & Pest Advisory

September 2, 2015 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/2/15

Sweet Corn The second European corn borer (ECB) generation continues to be weak. Catches are limited to scattered pockets registering more than one moth per week (see ECB map). As always, consider treating when the number of infested plants in a 50 plant sample exceeds 12%. Any planting remaining at or above threshold as it […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

September 1, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 9-1-15

Click to View | Download Report 9-1-15 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 […]

Filed Under: Disease Forecasting

August 31, 2015 Meredith Melendez

Audit Ready: Sanitizing Surfaces in Post Harvest

Sanitizing product contact surfaces is important in reducing cross contamination risks. “Product contact surfaces” means anything that comes in contact with the product such as equipment, belts, rollers, brushes, tables, bins, sinks, tools, and reusable totes. Writing a standard operating procedure describing the specific steps of your cleaning process will help ensure that the surfaces […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Food Safety, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops

August 28, 2015 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar

Potato | Tomato Disease Forecast 8-29-15

Click to View | Download Report 8-29-15 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 […]

Filed Under: Disease Forecasting

August 28, 2015 Andy Wyenandt

Vegetable Disease Briefs – 8/28/15

Downy mildew remains active on all cucurbit crops. All cucurbit growers should include downy as well as powdery mildew specific fungicides in their weekly maintenance sprays. Please remember different modes-of-Action (i.e., FRAC groups) to help manage fungicide resistance develop in both pathogens. To track the progress of CDM in the US please visit http://cdm.ipmpipe.org/ There […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

August 26, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-26-2015

Peach Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): A fourth flight is now being seen as trap captures start to increase (in apples). Since most peaches are off, this is not a concern in most blocks. However if you have very late varieties, especially if close to apple plantings, then treatments are needed. Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): All […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape