Stink Bugs, including the Brown Marmorated type (BMSB), have begun to show up in soybean fields around the state. The Plant Management Network has developed a webcast titled “Impact and Management of BMSB in Mid-Atlantic Soybean”. This talk by Virginia Tech entomology professor Ames Herbert Jr., covers: Patterns of field infestation by BMSB; Conditions that […]
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September 12, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 9/13/13
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.
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