David Handley, Vegetable and Small Fruit Specialist; James Dill, Pest Management Specialist; Frank Drummond, Professor of Insect Ecology/Entomology We have found spotted wing drosophila (SWD) fruit flies in raspberry and highbush blueberry plantings in Maine over the past week, in most of the locations where we have set up traps. (See table below.) This compliments […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 4 – July 20, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. LOW INSECT ACTIVITY CONTINUES Storms Expected Next Week May Bring Pests into Maine SITUATION Some welcome rain fell on dry corn fields this week, followed by more warm weather. As a result, we are seeing rapid corn development in the […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 3 – July 13, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. LOW INSECT ACTIVITY IN CORNFIELDS Few Moths or Damage Found This Week SITUATION Warm, dry weather continues to move corn development rapidly throughout the state, and many early fields are or will be silking within the next few days. Adequate […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 6 – July 9, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. RENOVATION AND WEED MANAGEMENT ISSUE Get Your Strawberry Beds Ready for Next Year Manage Pests in Day-Neutral Strawberries A mostly dry spring and warm temperatures led to a somewhat early start, but intense heat as the berries ripened significantly shortened the […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 2 – July 6, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. CORN EARWORM THREATENS EARLY SILKING CORN European Corn Borer Damage on the Rise SITUATION A string of very hot, humid days has pushed corn development along rapidly, especially in irrigated fields. Hail ripped up young corn in a few fields, […]
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Sweet Corn IPM Newsletter No. 1 – June 29, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. 2018 SWEET CORN PEST SEASON BEGINS! European Corn Borer Active in Early Fields The 2018 University of Maine Cooperative Extension Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program for sweet corn is underway. More than twenty volunteer farms are serving as pest monitoring […]
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Strawberry IPM Newsletter No. 5 – June 15, 2018 Click on photos to enlarge. HARVEST BEGINS IN SOUTHERN MAINE Birds Causing Damage on Early Ripening Fruit Situation: Strawberry fields have been opening up in southern Maine this week, with growers hoping for a good weekend. The crop looks very good, although the lack of rain […]
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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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