There have been no new reports of Late blight. Downy mildew has been found in turnip greens this past week. The expected rainfall and cooler temperatures to follow in the upcoming week make conditions favorable for downy mildew development across many crops. Asparagus – Summer foliar diseases in Asparagus have been reported. With the cooler […]
Continue reading...September 12, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update – 9/13/13
Carrots Cole Crops Cucurbits Leeks Lettuce Parsley Peppers Tomato Sunflower Pumpkin Spinach Carrots Leaf blights – Powdery mildew, Alternaria and Cercospora. Alternaria and Cercospora are two soil-borne fungal pathogens that may cause early defoliation in carrots reducing yields and making harvest difficult. Both pathogens produce distinct symptoms on carrots. Powdery mildew causes characteristic white, powdery […]
Continue reading...September 11, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 9/13/13
Fruit IPM Report 9-13-13 – Click to View | Download | Print In this report: Blueberry Apple Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: Most of the BMSB that are being captured are adults. Since many crops have already been harvested, apples, particularly late season apples are being exposed to the full onslaught of adult BMSB movement. Be […]
Continue reading...September 11, 2013 Richard Buckley
Orange is the New Black
I went out to walk my orange dog this morning and wound up with orange shoes. And no, the orange dust all over my shoes was not orange dog dandruff, but masses of rust spores.
Continue reading...September 11, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/11/13
Vegetable IPM Report 9-11-13 – Click to View | Download | Print Current Week’s Pest Maps – Available Maps for the week are highlighted European Corn Borer Map Corn Earworm Blacklight Map Corn Earworm Pheromone Map Brown Marmorated Stinkbug Map Vegetable IPM Pest Map Archive
Continue reading...September 7, 2013 Administrator
Cleaning-up Severe Crabgrass Infestations
By Jim Murphy If you’ve experience the number of rains that we have in New Brunswick, you are probably seeing plenty of crabgrass. Weather conditions have been ideal for crabgrass in many areas of the state. You may be asking what can be done to clean-up this weed problem and reduce the impact on renovation […]
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