This week in Fruit IPM Peach Apple Pear Wine Grapes Scouting Calendar Tree Fruit Trap Counts Blueberry Blueberry Trap Counts Click to View | Download PDF
Continue reading...June 12, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 6-13-14
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 6-13-14 – Click to Download 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 in southern […]
Continue reading...June 12, 2014 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 6-13-14
6-13-14 Tomato Report – Click to Download Disease severity values (DSVs) for early blight, septoria leaf spot, and tomato anthracnose development are determined daily based on leaf wetness (due to rainfall, dew) and air temperature. On a daily basis DSV values can range from 0 to 4 where 0 = no chance for disease development […]
Continue reading...June 11, 2014 Dave Schmitt
Bacterial Spot of Stone Fruit
Over the past 7-10 days it has become clear that a bacterial spot epidemic is underway. It is eerily reminiscent of the epidemic of 1997, although so far it does not appear as widespread or affecting all cultivars as that year. Many blocks are dropping leaves this week, and fruit lesions are beginning to appear. […]
Continue reading...June 11, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 6/11/14
Vegetable IPM Report 6-11-14 – Click to View | Download | Print Maps for the Week –European Corn Borer Population Map –Corn Earworm Moth Pheromone Trap Map –Pepper Weevil Trap Catch Map Topics for the Week Sweet Corn Cole Crops Peppers Tomatoes Pumpkins and Winter Squash Snap Beans Pepper Weevil Report BMSB
Continue reading...June 10, 2014 Mark VanGessel
Thoughts on Postemergence Herbicide Applications
The early-planted corn fields should have been sprayed postemergence for later emerging weeds. In later planted fields, morningglories can be a challenge. Glyphosate is quite effective on small morningglories, but when they start to “run” or develop the vining growth habit, glyphosate is not as effective. If morningglories are an issue for your field, you […]
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