Green Tiger Beetles: Ferocious Little Hunters of the Ground May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Skarleth Chinchilla and Laura Ingwell Read More The Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) is a striking ground-dwelling beetle known for its metallic green sheen and ferocious predatory behavior. Native to Europe but with several North American relatives[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: IPM
Observations on the Companion Plant: Sweet Alyssum May 2, 2025 - From Issue: 752 By: Robert Grosdidier and Laura Ingwell Read More Spring is in full swing in our research high tunnels at Purdue. Overwintering strawberries that we planted in September are now in full bloom and fruits are being harvested. But[Read More…] Article Categories: Strawberry Article Tags: IPM Predatory insects
Integrated Insect Management Strategies for Vegetable Farms May 2, 2024 - From Issue: 735 By: Laura Ingwell and Samantha Willden Read More What is integrated management? Regardless of the size of a farm, crops grown, or growing practices, integrated pest management (IPM) is a framework that can be used by all growers.[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management IPM
Insect Spotlight: Two-Spotted Lady Beetle April 3, 2024 - From Issue: 733 By: Isabela Arias, Samantha Willden and Laura Ingwell Read More The Two-spotted lady beetle, Adalia bipunctata, is a common insect predator, meaning it feeds on other, smaller bugs. Native to North America and Europe, the Two-spotted lady beetle is distinguished[Read More…] Article Categories: Vegetable Crops – General Article Tags: Beneficial Insects and Mites IPM Predatory insects
Mite Insect Survey August 28, 2023 - From Issue: 726 By: Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez and Laura Ingwell Read More If you work or have worked with specialty crops, we are reaching out for your help. To develop a scouting protocol for twospotted spider mite management, we are aiming to[Read More…] Article Tags: Insect and Mite Management IPM
Managing Pests that Thrive in Hot and Dry Conditions July 13, 2023 - From Issue: 723 By: Laura Ingwell Read More This season started out dry and hot. These are the ideal conditions for pests that we often associate with controlled environments: aphids and mites. There are a number of factors[Read More…] Article Tags: IPM Pests and Pest Management – General
Japanese Beetles are Here, and Hungry! June 29, 2023 - From Issue: 722 By: Laura Ingwell Read More Last week I encountered my first adult Japanese Beetle of the 2023 season. It was at my home, and I was keeping my fingers crossed that it was just an[Read More…] Article Tags: IPM Japanese Beetles Pests and Pest Management – General
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
Looking for Collaborators on High Tunnel Spider Mite Project May 31, 2023 - From Issue: 720 By: Laura Ingwell and Leslie Alejandra Aviles Lopez Read More Are you interested in collaborating with Purdue Entomology on the grant “Improving two-spotted spider mite management in high tunnel cucumber production” funded by North Central SARE, Sustainable Agriculture Research and[Read More…] Article Categories: Cucurbits Cucumbers Article Tags: Greenhouses & High Tunnels IPM
Are You Scouting Your Potatoes? The Beetles Are Here! May 31, 2023 - From Issue: 720 By: Laura Ingwell and Christopher Adair Read More At the Purdue Student Farm, we are in full swing with our Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB; Figure 1) management program. On this small farm, these beetles are a consistent threat[Read More…] Article Categories: Solanaceous Crops Potatoes Article Tags: Colorado Potato Beetle IPM
