Over the past few days I have received several reports of large grasshopper populations in several soybean fields. Initially, grasshoppers tend to occur along field edges and areas near drainage ditches. No economic damage has been reported due to grasshoppers yet, but consider this an early warning to scout fields. There are no good thresholds […]
Continue reading...Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 7/03/13
Vegetable IPM Report 7-03-13 – Click to View | Download | Print Current Week’s Pest Maps – Available Maps for the week are highlighted European Corn Borer Map Corn Earworm Map Corn Earworm Pheromone Map Brown Marmorated Stinkbug Map Vegetable IPM Pest Map Archive
Continue reading...Red, White, and Brown?

Patch that is! Recent weather conditions have driven the fungus Rhizoctonia solani into overdrive. Brown patch has flared up all over the place just in time for our July 4th celebrations!
Continue reading...Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-5-13
Potato Disease Forecasting Report 7-5-13 – 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...Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 7-5-13
7-5-13 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...Vegetable Briefs and Updates – 7/4/13
Cucurbit downy mildew was reported on cucumber in Salem County on 7/3. This is the first report of CDM in the state this year. All cucurbit growers should scout on a regular basis and add a downy mildew specific fungicide to their regular maintenance program. To track cucurbit downy mildew in the US please visit […]
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