Watch for a New Culprit Wilting Your Cucurbits! July 30, 2020 - From Issue: 679 By: Laura Ingwell Read More In the past two weeks we have heard reports of the Squash vine borer (Figure 1) being spotted in some local gardens. This pest of cucurbit crops tends to be[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Squash Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm Trapping Update July 16, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Laura Ingwell Read More After weeks of successive trap catches in the double digits, our recent catches have gone down. Be sure to check the CEW trapping website for updates daily. At this point[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Mites on the Rise July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Laura Ingwell Read More While we might be struggling with the heat and lack of rain, there is one pest that is loving it, Mites! Now is the time to be on your toes[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Answer to Question from Last Issue (7-02-2020) July 15, 2020 - From Issue: 678 By: Wenjing Guan Read More What’s this insect? Is it a friend or foe? This is a lady beetle larvae. Although it may look dangerous, they are actually beneficial insects. It feeds on aphids. learn[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Updated Resources to Check Out! June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Laura Ingwell The Purdue Extension Entomology Vegetable Team has a new website available for you to stay in touch and access resources for pest management in your vegetables, wherever and however you[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Now is the Time to Treat Squash Bugs June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Squash bugs are a pest of cucurbit crops and can sometimes go unnoticed until late in the season when the local populations have built up and you see them in[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Cucumber Beetle Updates and Spray Considerations June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Jacob Pecenka and Laura Ingwell Read More While in your fields in the last week you may have noticed fewer striped cucumber beetles on the leaves and stems of the growing cucurbit plants (Figure 1). This is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites Insect and Mite Management
Organic Aphid Control Update June 17, 2020 - From Issue: 676 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Aphids have been a particularly challenging pest to get under control in our high tunnel strawberries this year. They quickly colonized the strawberries we had growing all winter and took[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Beware of Cutworms in Young Veggie Crops! May 20, 2020 - From Issue: 674 By: Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell Read More About the culprit insect Cutworms are the larval (caterpillar) stage of moths in the family Noctuidae, which typically fly at night. Although the adult moths are not damaging, the voracious[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Question of the Issue (5-7-2020) May 6, 2020 - From Issue: 673 By: Elizabeth Long Read More What is this insect on my tomato plant? Is it a friend or foe? Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
