The new Devrinol formulation, Devrinol DF-XT, is still a fifty percent dry flowable formulation, but includes UV (ultraviolet light) protection, so the product is no longer broken down on the soil surface by sunlight.
Continue reading...June 11, 2013 Richard Buckley
Maskelled Bandit
If you don’t pay attention, the Maskell bandit will steal the health of your conifers. Maskell scales, Lepidosaphes pallida, will cause needle browning and branch dieback on Cryptomeria, Sciadopitys, and Pinus thunbergiana. Heavy infestations can cause tree death.
Continue reading...June 11, 2013 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report: Week Ending 6/11/13
Fruit IPM Report 6-11-13 – Click to View | Download | Print In this report: Peach Apple Pear Wine Grape Scouting Calendar Blueberry Trap Counts
Continue reading...June 11, 2013 A.Wyenandt, W.Kline, and J.Ingerson-Mahar
Tomato Disease Forecasting Report 6-11-13
6-11-13 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...June 10, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
On-Farm Research Results in Cranberry: Altacor
Altacor is a new insecticide registered in cranberries. A few weeks ago we conducted an experiment to test the efficacy of Altacor® (DuPont) at 4.5 oz/acre against spotted fireworm larvae.
Continue reading...June 7, 2013 Andy Wyenandt
2013 Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Management Guidelines
by Margaret McGrath, Beth Gugino, Kate Everts, Steve Rideout, Nathan Kleczewski, and Andy Wyenandt 2013 Fungicide Resistance Management Table for Cucurbit Downy and Powdery Mildew Control Producing a high-quality cucurbit crop necessitates effectively managing downy mildew. This foliar disease is common in the mid-Atlantic and northeast because the pathogen produces a large quantity of asexual […]
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