Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 8 – August 30, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. Last Issue for the 2019 Season VERY HIGH CORN EARWORM PRESSURE CONTINUES All Fresh Silking Corn Remaining Requires Protection This will be the final issue of the Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter for the 2019 season. I would like to thank […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 7 – August 26, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM PRESSURE REMAINS HIGH Moth Activity Down Slightly, But Still a Threat to Silking Corn SITUATION Recent very warm days and nights have pushed maturity of later planted corn. Showers have kept most fields from experiencing drought stress, so […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 6 – August 16, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM PRESSURE HIGHEST OF THE SEASON All Sites Now Need Protection on Silking Corn SITUATION Corn harvest is coming into full swing, with warm temperatures hastening maturity of later planted fields. Corn earworm moth counts continued to climb this […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 5 – August 9, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. HIGH INSECT PRESSURE FOR SILKING CORN Corn Earworm, Fall Armyworm, Western Bean Cutworm Counts High at Most Sites SITUATION Weather continues to be good for sweet corn growth, with some much-needed rain helping out the drier sites this week. Insect […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 4 – August 2, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM THREAT INCREASES Fall Armyworm, Western Bean Cutworm Pressure Also Higher SITUATION Sweet corn growth has been very good with the recent warm weather. Some locations are irrigating as fields have finally dried out from our soggy spring. Pest […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 3 – July 26, 2019 Click on photos to enlarge. FALL ARMYWORM NUMBERS INCREASE; THREATEN SILKING CORN Moderate Corn Earworm Pressure at Most Locations 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 Continued good weather […]
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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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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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