SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: September 4, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist, Christina Howard, Produce Safety Professional Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly numbers remain very high at our monitoring sites this week. With the ready availability of food (fruit) and no […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 10 – September 4, 2020 PEST NUMBERS MODERATE AS SEASON WINDS DOWN Fall Armyworm Still Threatens Late Maturing Corn in Many Fields SITUATION Much needed showers offered some relief to dry fields this week. Many fields that planted for the Labor Day harvest matured earlier than expected, so supply […]
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SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: AUGUST 28, 2020 David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist, Christina Howard, Produce Safety Professional Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly numbers rose again at most of our monitoring sites this week. This is partly due to more availability of waste fruit in some plantings. […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 9- August 28, 2020 COOL WEATHER BRINGS PEST NUMBERS DOWN Fresh Silking Corn Still Under Threat From Earworm, Armyworm SITUATION Many sites are still very dry, while others received some showers this week, along with strong winds that caused lodging in some late cornfields. Cool night temperatures and little weather […]
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SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: August 21, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge. David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist, Christina Howard, Produce Safety Professional Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly numbers continued to increase at nearly all of our monitoring sites this week. At this time of year, the […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 8 – August 21, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM COUNTS LOWER, STILL A THREAT TO SILKING CORN Fall Armyworm Counts Remain High, Despite Cooler Night Temperatures SITUATION Another dry week for most fields. Irrigation has helped keep corn quality high, despite the lack of rain. Cooler […]
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SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: AUGUST 14, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge. David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist, Christina Howard, Produce Safety Professional Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly numbers increased significantly at all but one of our monitoring sites this week, likely the result of the recent […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 7- August 14, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge. HIGHEST CORN EARWORM, FALL ARMYWORM NUMBERS THIS SEASON But Counts Variable Around the State; North & West See Mostly Lower Numbers SITUATION A very hot, dry week has advanced later corn plantings, resulting in earlier than expected maturity for some […]
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SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: August 7, 2020 David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist, Christina Howard, Produce Safety Professional Click on photos to enlarge Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly numbers increased at nearly all of our monitoring sites this week, and we should expect higher numbers next week because […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 6 – August 7, 2020 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM, FALL ARMYWORM NUMBERS HIGHER Moth Counts Rise Significantly in Most Fields Following Tropical Storm SITUATION Corn harvest is underway in earnest around most of the state. Growing conditions continue to be good. The recent tropical storm packed […]
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