New Anthem® Flex Supplemental Herbicide Label for Mint and Potatoes August 6, 2024 - From Issue: 742 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Earlier this year, FMC released a supplemental label for Anthem® Flex herbicide that includes additional uses for potatoes and mint. Anthem® Flex is a premix product containing pyroxasulfone (the active[Read More…] Article Categories: Mint Solanaceous Crops Potatoes Article Tags: Weed Management
Insect Trapping Updates Jul-23, 2024 July 24, 2024 - From Issue: 741 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Squash Vine Borer While we have disseminated several Delta traps throughout the state, we are getting few reports back from collaborators. Those who have reported recently (Allen, Marion, and Knox[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Sweet Corn Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Vegetable Responses to Waterlogging Stress July 11, 2024 - From Issue: 740 By: Wenjing Guan Read More This week, several regions of Indiana experienced excessive rainfall due to the remnants of Hurricane Beryl passing through the state. The heavy rain caused flooding in some vegetable fields. When[Read More…] Article Categories: Broccoli Cantaloupe Watermelon Eggplant Tomato Article Tags: Crop Culture Irrigation and Drainage
Insect Monitoring Updates June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Laura Ingwell Read More I monitor three different insect pests with pheromone traps to help make informed decisions about when to spray insecticides or take other actions for management. Trap data can be found[Read More…] Article Categories: Squash Sweet Corn Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Fruiting Vegetable Responses to Drought Stress June 28, 2024 - From Issue: 739 By: Wenjing Guan Read More It seems the season has shifted abruptly from wet to dry. Over the past week, we’ve begun to hear reports typically associated with hot and dry conditions. At the Southwest[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Climate and Weather Greenhouses & High Tunnels Irrigation
Potato Pests Abundant in Northern Indiana in late May May 30, 2024 - From Issue: 737 By: Laura Ingwell Read More During a recent visit to some potato fields by an Extension Educator in LaGrange County, it was evident that growers need to be on the lookout and take action against[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Potatoes Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for Your Farm February 22, 2024 - From Issue: 731 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More Are you still thinking about varieties for the upcoming season? Purdue has been keeping a record of vegetable variety trials in the Midwest since 1999. The Midwest Vegetable Trial Report series includes[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Vegetable Crops – General Broccoli Cauliflower Cantaloupe Cucumbers Melons, Other Watermelon Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Production Management Varieties Vegetable Trial Reports
Command 3ME Now Registered for Use in Banana Peppers in Indiana September 5, 2023 - From Issue: 727 By: Stephen Meyers Read More Command® 3ME herbicide recently received a 24C Special Local Need label for use in banana peppers in the state of Indiana (Figure 1). Prior to this registration, Command® 3ME could[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Peppers Article Tags: Herbicide Weed Management
Presence of Tomato Pinworm on High Tunnel Tomato in Indiana September 5, 2023 - From Issue: 727 By: Samantha Willden, Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell Read More Background Tomato pinworm “TPW” (Keiferia lycopersicella) is a small microlepidopteran pest of solanaceous crops with a strong preference for tomato (Figure 1). It naturally occurs in warm climates of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: High Tunnels
Bacterial Spot of Pepper July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Dan Egel Read More The first symptom of bacterial spot of pepper that is usually noticed is the lesions on the leaves. These lesions are irregular to round in shape and brown and are[Read More…] Article Categories: Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
