Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) symptoms were confirmed on Friday, July 25th in Franklin County, MA. All cucurbits are susceptible to this disease, with cucumbers and melons most at risk. So far this season there are no nearby outbreaks affecting pumpkins or squash. If you have not added DM-targeted fungicides to your spray program already you […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager We continue to capture spotted wing drosophila fruit flies at our trapping sites in Southern Maine (see table below) and wild blueberry fields in the coastal and midstate regions. […]
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CORN EARWORM PRESSURE INCREASES Silking Corn Should Be Under A Protective Spray Schedule SITUATION Early sweet corn harvest has begun in southern Maine and will be in full swing by next week. Reports so far indicate that quality has been mostly very good and demand is strong. High temperatures continue to drive rapid development of […]
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Garlic Season Wrapping Up Garlic harvest has begun at one southern Maine scouting site and will follow in other sites over the next week or two. This newsletter will provide a re-cap of the season and some information on what to look out for as you go about harvesting and storing your crop. Foliar Pathogens […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmers Project Manager We are now catching spotted wing drosophila fruit flies at all of our trapping sites in Southern Maine (see table below) and wild blueberry fields in the coastal and […]
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CORN EARWORM THREATENS EARLY CORN Fresh Silking Corn Now Needs Protection SITUATION Sweet corn development continues to be rapid under our extended warm weather pattern. Harvest of early plantings may begin this weekend in southern Maine. Many fields are being irrigated this week as conditions are becoming very dry across much of the state. All […]
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In this newsletter: Fruit Price Survey Bitter Pit Risk Management Preharvest Intervals Peach Harvest Dates Leaf Sampling Reminder Price Survey I will be sending out a price survey in the next newsletter. This will be to calculate an average for farmstand and pick-your-own prices per pound and per 10-lb. tote at the stand and for […]
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David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Phil Fanning, Assistant Professor of Agricultural Entomology; Christina Howard, Maine New Farmer Project Manager Spotted wing drosophila fruit flies are now being caught in traps we have set up in strawberry and raspberry fields in southern Maine (see table below) and wild blueberry […]
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RENOVATION AND WEED MANAGEMENT ISSUE Get Your Strawberry Beds Ready for Next Year and Manage Pests in Day-Neutral Strawberries The strawberry harvest is coming to a close in most parts of the state, as very warm weather has hastened the ripening of later varieties. The season started early for most farms, and hot weather caused […]
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SWEET CORN PESTS ACTIVE! Early Silking Corn Needs Protection SITUATION Warm weather has pushed corn development rapidly across the state. Early plantings are now in silk in many locations. All of the major corn pests are active, but populations are variable from location to location. Corn earworm, fall armyworm and European corn borer have all […]
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