Seedling Damage by Maggot Pests May 6, 2020 - From Issues: 673 / 735 By: Ashley Leach, Elizabeth Long and Laura Ingwell Read More 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[Read More…] Article Categories: Cantaloupe Cucumbers Onions Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Strawberry Observations from an Entomologist April 22, 2020 - From Issue: 672 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This winter-spring has been my first excursion into growing strawberries in a high tunnel. It didn’t take much for our own Wenjing Guan to convince me to plant some; who[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Overwintering Pests March 16, 2020 - From Issue: 669 By: Laura Ingwell Read More As you prepare to fill your high tunnels and greenhouses or even field plots, take a close peek at the weeds in your area. There can be some sneaky pests[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
The Utility of Yellow Sticky Cards March 16, 2020 - From Issue: 669 By: Laura Ingwell Read More While not a new technology, I thought it timely to talk about the use of yellow sticky cards as a monitoring tool. These cards will not manage insect pests in[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Proper Watering Prevents Problems with Fungus Gnats March 16, 2020 - From Issue: 669 By: Clifford Sadof Read More When houseplants and garden seedlings are kept too wet, roots can rot and the fungus that grows in the soil can feed fungus gnats. For houseplants, fungus gnats are usually[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Considerations as You Prepare for Winter Production September 12, 2019 - From Issue: 666 By: Laura Ingwell Read More As the days grow shorter and those of you who adventure into winter production begin to prepare your seed starts, keep an eye out for unwanted invaders. Pests such as[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Sweet Corn Insect Observations August 29, 2019 - From Issue: 665 By: Liz Maynard and Laura Ingwell Read More The sweet corn variety plots at Pinney Purdue provide a good chance to observe sweet corn insects. In late July I observed two caterpillars that surprised me. The first was[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Corn Earworm Trapping is Underway June 26, 2019 - From Issue: 661 By: Laura Ingwell Read More We have begun our state-wide trapping and monitoring program for corn earworm (Figure 1). The latest trap catch information can be found here. Traps have been placed at each of[Read More…] Article Categories: Corn Sweet Corn Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Strawberry Insect Pest Update June 20, 2019 - From Issue: 660 By: Wenjing Guan Read More At the Southwest Purdue Ag Center, we are studying annual strawberry production on plastic mulch. Our hope is to gather information for best production practices in our area. As we[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management
Watch for Two-spotted Spider Mites on High Tunnel Cucumbers June 6, 2019 - From Issue: 659 By: Wenjing Guan and Laura Ingwell Read More Supported by NC SARE (LNC17-390), we are continuing research for improving high tunnel cucumber production. One of the biggest challenges for growing cucumbers in high tunnels in the summer is[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels Insect and Mite Management
