Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 2 – July 19, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. FALL ARMYWORM, CORN EARWORM THREATEN EARLY CORN Fields Silking Now Require Protection Highmoor Farm Field Day For Fruit and Vegetable Growers Monmouth, Maine Wednesday, July 31 from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Preregister now! SITUATION Warmer weather has advanced corn […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 1 – July 12, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. 2019 SWEET CORN PEST SEASON BEGINS! European Corn Borer, Corn Earworm Active in Early Fields Highmoor Farm Field Day For Fruit and Vegetable Growers Monmouth, Maine Wednesday, July 31 from 2:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Preregister now! The 2019 University […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 5 – June 21, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. HARVEST UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN FIELDS Insect Pressure Low, But Disease Pressure High Situation: We continue to have a mostly cool, wet weather pattern, interrupted by an occasional sunny warm day or two. But harvest is finally getting underway in some fields […]
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Highmoor Farm Field Day Wednesday, July 31, 2019 2:30 PM to 7:30 PM Highmoor Farm, 52 US Route 202, Monmouth, Maine 04259 Registration fee is $30.00 (includes dinner). Preregistration is strongly encouraged. Register Online Contact Pam St. Peter at pamela.stpeter@maine.edu or 207.933.2100 for registration information. Please REGISTER BY JULY 19TH to give us an accurate […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 4 – June 14, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. TARNISHED PLANT BUGS IN SOUTHERN FIELDS Two-Spotted Spider Mite and Fungal Disease Threat Remains Situation: Aside from a warm, nearly dry weekend, we have mostly seen a continuation of the persistent cool, wet weather, pushing harvest dates back further in the […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 2 – May 31, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. BLOOM (FINALLY) UNDERWAY IN STRAWBERRY FIELDS Time to Protect Blossoms from Gray Mold Infection Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Maxwell’s Farm, Cape Elizabeth, Maine Situation: More rain and cold weather over much of the last […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 1 – May 17, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. 2019 STRAWBERRY PEST MANAGEMENT SEASON BEGINS Twilight Meeting Thursday, June 6, Maxwell Farm, Cape Elizabeth Situation: A lot of rain, not much sun and cool temperatures have characterized this spring so far. This follows a fall that abruptly ended in early […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 11 – September 6, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. Last Issue for 2018! MAJOR CORN EARWORM FLIGHT THREATENS LATE CORN Any Late Silking Fields Remaining Require Tight Spray Interval This will be the final issue of the Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter for the 2018 season. I would like to […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 10 – August 31, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM, FALL ARMYWORM COUNTS LOWER Most Silking Fields Still Require Protection SITUATION More hot, humid weather continues to push corn development ahead. Most remaining fields are silking or ready to harvest as the holiday weekend approaches. Insect pressure was […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 9 – August 24, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM PRESSURE REMAINS HIGH All Late Silking Corn Requires Protection SITUATION Weather has continued to be good for both corn growth and pest populations. More hot, humid weather predicted for the next several days will likely keep pest pressure […]
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