Corn Earworm (CEW) Trapping Updates August 23, 2024 - From Issue: 743 By: Laura Ingwell Read More For those of you with late plantings of sweet corn or field corn that is still in the late stages of silking, do not let your guard down! We are[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite 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
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
Tar Spot of Sweet Corn July 30, 2023 - From Issue: 725 By: Dan Egel Read More This disease is a relatively new disease to Indiana. So far, it has mostly affected field corn. However, tar spot was recently observed on sweet corn. This article will discuss[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Plant Disease Management
Sweet Corn Growers July 25, 2023 - From Issue: 724 By: Phil Woolery Read More We are looking for sweet corn growers to participate in our 2023 Twilight Vegetable Meeting and Sweet Corn Tasting. Our Meeting on August 24 at Pinney Purdue Ag Center in[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Taste Testing
Buggy Whipping in Sweet Corn July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Stephen Meyers and Dan Quinn Read More What is buggy whipping? “Buggy whipping” is the term for when leaves in the corn whorl become crinkled and fail to unfurl (Figure 1) properly. It can also be referred[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: General Information Herbicide
Corn Earworm in Early Plantings June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This has been a tough, dry year for all of us. I know my early planting of sweet corn at the research farm, seeded on April 27, has been slow[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Corn Earworm IPM Pests and Pest Management – General
Purdue Fruit and Vegetable Field Day – Registration Now Open May 1, 2023 - From Issue: 718 By: Petrus Langenhoven Read More We are happy to announce that Purdue Extension is presenting its annual Fruit and Vegetable Field Day on July 20, 2023, at the Throckmorton/Meigs Horticulture Farm, Lafayette, IN. Registration is[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Collards Cucumbers Watermelon Peppers Sweet Corn Article Tags: Education Field
Insects Traps as a Monitoring Tool February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Laura Ingwell Read More There are many traps available to help with monitoring insect populations. As you prepare for the 2023 growing season, I would like to review some of them in case you[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: IPM
Selecting Vegetable Varieties for your Farm February 22, 2023 - From Issue: 714 By: Petrus Langenhoven 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Pumpkins Squash Watermelon Peppers Sweet Corn Article Tags: Production Management Varieties
