SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 21, 2020 David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Christina Howard, Produce Safety Professional Spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit fly counts were very high in our traps this week. Warm dry weather, combined with adequate food (ripe fruit) has allowed populations to grow. Now […]
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SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 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 counts continue to be very high in our traps around the state this week. The presence of lots of […]
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Last Issue for 2020 Click on photos to enlarge. Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 11 – September 11, 2020 EARWORM, ARMYWORM COUNTS HIGHER TO END THE SEASON Fall Armyworm Still Threatens Late Maturing Corn in Many Fields This will be the final issue of the Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter for the 2020 season. I would […]
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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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