In November of last year, a grower brought onion samples to my attention. The samples had been stored on a greenhouse bench after harvest. A black mold had developed on many of the onions. Some of the onions appeared to have developed rotten areas on the top of the onion at the neck (Figure 1).[Read More…]
Onions
Each and every spring we get reports of poor seed emergence, seedling and transplant damage in early planted crops of all sorts. Most recently in untreated sweet corn, home gardens and transplanted onions. Lucky for us, we got to dive right into this pest and see them in action, but not so lucky for the[Read More…]
Three species of seed and root maggots attack vegetables in Indiana. The seedcorn maggot (Figure 1) feeds on seeds and seedlings of sweetcorn, cucurbits, lima and snap beans, peas, and other crops. Cabbage maggots can cause serious damage to transplants of cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, and Brussels sprouts and make the fleshy roots of radishes, turnips,[Read More…]