Aphid Management in Winter Green Production in High Tunnels October 13, 2016 - From Issue: 622 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Aphids can be one of the most damaging and hard to control pests during the winter months in high tunnels. The first step to managing aphids is to develop a[Read More…] Article Categories: Greens and Salad Crops Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworms September 1, 2016 - From Issue: 620 By: Rick Foster Corn earworm flights are quite variable around the state, but are generally heavy. Counts in pheromone traps are higher in the northern part of the state, with the LaPorte County[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm August 18, 2016 - From Issue: 619 By: Rick Foster After a season of relatively low corn earworm activity, pheromone trap catches have taken a dramatic turn upward, especially in the northern half of the state. Catches of 100-200 moths[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Fall Armyworms August 4, 2016 - From Issue: 618 By: Rick Foster and John Obermeyer Read More Fall armyworms (Figure 1) are only able to survive the winter in extreme southern US, along the Gulf Coast and in Florida. Fall armyworms tend to migrate northward gradually, with[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Squash Bugs July 20, 2016 - From Issue: 617 By: Rick Foster Read More Squash bug is the most consistent insect pest of squash and pumpkins and is the most difficult to control. The key to management is early detection and control of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Hornworms July 5, 2016 - From Issue: 616 By: Rick Foster Read More Hornworms can be pests of tomato and pepper in field grown crops, but for some reason seem to be particularly severe in high tunnels. Hornworms are very large caterpillars, measuring[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm July 5, 2016 - From Issue: 616 By: Rick Foster Pheromone trap catches of corn earworms have been relatively low in most areas of the state, with northern Indiana having the highest counts. Counts from the Purdue research farms can[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Augmentation Biological Control in High Tunnels June 22, 2016 - From Issue: 615 By: Laura Ingwell and Rick Foster Read More Supplementing the natural enemy population to control insect pests, i.e. augmentation biological control, is of interest to many high tunnel producers. Augmentation biological control has proven very effective at managing[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
Colorado Potato Beetles on High Tunnel Tomatoes June 8, 2016 - From Issue: 614 By: Rick Foster and Wenjing Guan Read More Last week we had a report of an infestation of Colorado potato beetle larvae on tomatoes in a high tunnel (Figure 1). Potato beetles are a pest of most of the[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Tomato Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management Pests and Pest Management – General
Aphids in High Tunnels June 8, 2016 - From Issue: 614 By: Rick Foster and Laura Ingwell Read More We have begun to receive the first reports of aphid outbreaks in high tunnels on tomato, pepper, and cucumber (Figure 1). Aphids are a very common problem in high tunnels[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucumbers Peppers Tomato Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management Pests and Pest Management – General
