Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 4 – June 8, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. EARLY STRAWBERRY FIELDS HARVESTING SOON Insect and Mite Counts Generally Low, but Fruit Rots Still a Threat Situation: A little helpful rain has fallen in most parts of the state this week, but most fields are still quite dry. A few […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 3 – June 1, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. MITES AND TARNISHED PLANT BUG NUMBERS RISING Predicted Rains May Call for Protection Against Gray Mold Infection Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Pineland Farm in New Gloucester, Maine Situation: Many parts of the state are […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 2 – May 25, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. FULL BLOOM IN SOUTHERN FIELDS Time to Protect Blossoms from Gray Mold Infection Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 5:00 p.m. Pineland Farm in New Gloucester, Maine Situation: Very variable weather predominates, with mixed temperatures and cloudy days, […]
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University of Maine Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 1 May 18, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. 2018 STRAWBERRY PEST MANAGEMENT SEASON BEGINS Twilight Meeting Wednesday, June 6, Pineland Farms, New Gloucester Situation: Just like last year, we may see some impact of the dry growing conditions of last summer on the 2018 harvest. Beds with […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 6 – July 11, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. RENOVATION AND WEED MANAGEMENT ISSUE Get Your Strawberry Beds Ready for Next Year Manage Pests in Day-Neutral Strawberries Not a bad winter, by Maine standards, but some fields did show a small amount of winter injury this spring. The extremely dry […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 5 – June 16, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. STRAWBERRY HARVEST SEASON NEAR IN SOUTHERN MAINE Are Your Fields Ready for Customers? Situation: A few ripe berries can be found in southern Maine this week. Most growers are expecting the start of the harvest season to be about a week […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 4 – June 9, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. STRAWBERRY INSECT PEST PRESSURE REMAINS LOW Continue Protection Against Gray Mold through Bloom Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Lavigne’s Farm in Sanford, Maine 04073 Venue phone: 207.324.5497 Situation: Cool, wet weather continues to slow plant […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 3 – June 2, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. STRAWBERRY BLOOM TIME: MANAGE FUNGUS DISEASES Scouting Report: Clipper Activity Increasing Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Lavigne’s Farm in Sanford, Maine Situation: Many of the fields scouted this week are just in the early bloom […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 2 – May 26, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. SLOW GROWTH IN THE STRAWBERRY FIELDS Mites, Clipper Activity Increasing Berry Growers Twilight Meeting Tuesday, June 13, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. Lavigne’s Farm in Sanford, Maine Situation: Cool, wet weather predominates, slowing strawberry development. Early fields in southern Maine are coming […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 1 – May 22, 2017 Click on photos to enlarge. 2017 STRAWBERRY PEST MANAGEMENT SEASON BEGINS Twilight Meeting Tuesday, June 13, Lavigne’s Farm, Sanford Situation: The extremely dry conditions of last year’s growing season will likely impact the 2017 berry crop. Many beds did not develop optimal plant populations because runner […]
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