By Jim Murphy Uh-oh! We now have green kyllinga at Hort Farm No. 2 in North Brunswick. Joe Clark found it in a field that was sprayed with glyphosate. Most everything died but the kyllinga! Carrie Mansue has made some collections of kyllinga and will be doing some herbicide tests in the greenhouse this winter […]
Continue reading...September 4, 2013 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/04/13
Vegetable IPM Report 9-04-13 – 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 4, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Brief – 9/4/13
There have been no new reports of Late blight. Asparagus – Summer foliar diseases in Asparagus have been reported. With the cooler weather and all the rain we’ve have been experiencing on and off all summer disease pressure in asparagus is higher than normal (see article).
Continue reading...September 4, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
Diagnosing and controlling important fungal diseases in Asparagus.
Asparagus growers should consider scouting their fields for foliar disease development. Important pathogens growers need to scout for on a regular basis are Purple spot, Cercospora, and Rust.
Continue reading...September 3, 2013 Richard Buckley
Rust Never Sleeps
Happy Labor Day, which was yesterday of course, but I had the day off and hope you did too, and were out in your garden enjoying the diseased and insect riddled plants.
Continue reading...August 30, 2013 Mark VanGessel
Late Season Palmer Amaranth Management
A number of calls have come in about Palmer amaranth in soybeans and what can be done. First of all, if the plants have been sprayed with glyphosate and they did not die, then they are likely to be glyphosate-resistant and spraying more glyphosate will not kill them. Products like Pursuit or Reflex will not […]
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