More late blight was reported in Pennsylvania this past week in Clinton, Lackawanna, and Berks Counties. The wet weather this past week as been ideal for its development across most of the mid-Atlantic region. To date, no late blight has been reported in New Jersey on potatoes or tomato. However, all tomato and potato growers in New Jersey […]
Continue reading...July 17, 2014 Richard Buckley
What is that on my shoe?
Some may call it endoplasmic reticulum, some may run screaming from the blob, and still others might simply say that the dog just yacked in the yard. Me, I just call them cool and with all the rain and humidity in the last couple weeks, the Plant Diagnostic Lab has had a run on slime […]
Continue reading...July 16, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/16/14
Vegetable IPM Report 7-16-14 – Click to View | Download | Print Maps for the Week –European Corn Borer Map –Corn Earworm Moth Blacklight Trap Map –Corn Earworm Moth Pheromone Trap Map Topics for the Week Sweet Corn Peppers Pepper Weevil Report Tomatoes BMSB Pumpkins and Winter Squash
Continue reading...July 15, 2014 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Beating the Bugs in the Bogs – Blunt-nosed Leafhopper
Blunt-nosed leafhopper is an important concern for cranberry, not because the insect causes that much feeding damage, but because it can transmit cranberry false blossom disease. False blossom is characterized by a malformation of the flowers. The flower pedicels become erect and there is no production of fruit, with devastating effects for cranberry yield. Blunt-nosed […]
Continue reading...July 15, 2014 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs 7-15-14
Cucurbit downy mildew was confirmed in Wicomico County, Maryland late last week. All growers should continue to scout all cucurbit fields on a regular basis. Once harvesting is finished all fields should be disked under and or sprayed with gramoxone. Please see the 2014 Commercial Vegetable Recommendations Guide for specific fungicide recommendations. To track the progress […]
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