6-18-13 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...Cranberry: Insect Update 6/17/2013

Bloom has started. If insects have been effectively managed prior to bloom, we recommend no sprays at this time. A reminder: when bees are present your only choices of insecticides are the Insect Growth Regulators –IGR- (e.g. Confirm and Intrepid) or Bt products (e.g. DiPel). From now until August, we recommend monitoring insect populations using […]
Continue reading...On-Farm Research in Cranberry: SPARG Trap Design & Color

In 2012 we started a study to compare the efficacy of different trap designs (delta versus wing traps) and colors (white versus red) on Sparganothis fruitworm (SPARG) adult captures. We found that red delta traps (Trécé Pherocon VI) are more effective than white delta traps. White delta traps also catch greater number of honey bees, […]
Continue reading...Cranberry IPM Supply Sources
Below is a list of where to get supplies for IPM programming. I have put together the following list for those of you who wish to purchase supplies. This is not an endorsement of any particular company. Some vendors are manufacturers, and sell direct, while others are only retailers. Distributors, Dealers, Manufacturers Phero Tech, Inc., […]
Continue reading...Wet Weather, Yellow Corn, N Losses
Many corn fields have been repeatedly saturated by recent successive rainfalls. Numerous fields, particularly no-till fields, are yellowing. While this could be due to several factors, one may be the lack or loss of Nitrogen. On sandy soils, N has probably leached below the root zone and on heavier textured soils some may have also […]
Continue reading...Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 6-14-13
6-14-13 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 […]
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