Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 5- July 9, 2021 Click on photos to enlarge RENOVATION AND WEED MANAGEMENT ISSUE Get Your Strawberry Beds Ready for Next Year: Manage Pests in Day-Neutral Strawberries The harvest season has come to a rapid and early close in most fields; as very-hot-dry June weather combined with a warm-dry spring resulted […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 4- June 11, 2021 Click on photos to enlarge HARVEST UNDERWAY IN SOUTHERN MAINE Early Crop Looks Good for Both Quantity and Quality Situation: Hot-dry weather has ripened fruit rapidly in the past week. Fields in Southern Maine have been spot picked for the past few days for stand and market […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 3- June 4, 2021 Click on photos to enlarge EARLY HARVEST BEGINS IN SOUTHERN MAINE Spider Mites & Tarnished Plant Bug Numbers Rising in Some Fields. Twilight Meeting: June 9th, 6:00 pm, at Jordan’s Farm, in Cape Elizabeth Situation: Fields have advanced at a rapid pace in most of the state […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 2 – May 27, 2021 Click on photos to enlarge WARMER WEATHER PUSHES STRAWBERRIES & PESTS Tarnished Plant Bug & Strawberry Bud Weevil Numbers Higher in Some Fields. Twilight Meeting June 9, 2021, at 6 pm, Jordan’s Farm (Cape Elizabeth) Situation: Some warmer weather has kept strawberry fields advancing at a […]
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University of Maine Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 1- May 21, 2021 Click on photos to enlarge 2021 STRAWBERRY PEST MANAGEMENT SEASON BEGINS Twilight Meeting June 9, 2021, 6 p.m., at Jordan’s Farm, Cape Elizabeth Situation: A cool start to the spring had things looking like strawberries might get off to a late start, but recent […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 6 – July 17, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge RENOVATION AND WEED MANAGEMENT ISSUE Get Your Strawberry Beds Ready for Next Year Manage Pests in Day-Neutral Strawberries A strawberry year to remember (or not!). An early onset to winter interfered with fall mulching and herbicide applications, then a very cool […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 5 – June 12, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge EARLY STRAWBERRY HARVEST BEGINS IN SOUTHERN MAINE Tarnished Plant Bug, Spider Mites and Gray Mold Most Common Threats Twilight Meeting Tuesday June16, 2020 at Blackie’s Farm Fresh Produce in Auburn, Me Situation: We’ve finally had some good growing conditions for strawberries […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 4 – June 5, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge LATE SEASON FROSTS THREATEN STRAWBERRY BLOSSOMS Spider Mites and Bacterial Angular Leaf Spot Found in Blooming Fields Twilight Meeting Tuesday June 16th at 6:30pm at Blackie’s Farm Fresh Produce in Auburn Situation: A plague of late frost events around the state […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 3 – May 30, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge WARM TEMPERATURE HASTEN STRAWBERRY GROWTH Clipper and Tarnished Plant Bug Active in Blooming Fields Twilight Meeting: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 6:30pm at Blackie’s Farm Fresh Produce, in Auburn Situation: What a difference a week can make. Since we have had some […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 2- May 29, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge SLOW GROWTH IN THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS Spider Mites Active Despite Early, Cool and Wet Conditions Twilight Meeting: Tuesday June 16, 2020 at 6:30pm at Blackie’s Farm Fresh Produce in Auburn, Me Situation: This spring has been characterized by cool, cloudy and wet […]
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