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Root-knot Nematode may be a Hidden Problem in High Tunnels

September 15, 2022 - From Issue: 712

By: Wenjing Guan and Dan Egel

Figure 1. Root-knot nematode damage on a carrot.

We announced in a previous newsletter article that we are doing a survey to understand the extent of root-knot nematode (RKN) damage on vegetable crops in Indiana. Among the 18 [Read More…]

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A NEWA Deal for Indiana

April 6, 2022 - From Issue: 701

By: Janna Beckerman and Wenjing Guan

Purdue recently joined and became one of twenty US states that are in the NEWA network. NEWA is a partnership of land grant universities and grower associations. If you live [Read More…]

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Calling on Indiana Vegetable Producers: Tell us more about insect management in your crops!

February 17, 2022 - From Issue: 699

By: Elizabeth Long

Researchers at Purdue University and The College of Wooster are conducting a study to learn more about insect pest management practices used by vegetable producers in the Great Lakes and [Read More…]

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Root-knot Nematode on Vegetable Crops

August 26, 2021 - From Issue: 696

By: Wenjing Guan

Root-knot nematodes (RKN) are a devasting soilborne pest on a wide range of vegetables and fruits. They are most active in well-aerated soils and they like warm weather. Increasingly, we [Read More…]

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Insects Visiting CBD Hemp so Far During Summer 2021

August 11, 2021 - From Issue: 695

By: Zachary Serber and Elizabeth Long

This is our second year scouting CBD hemp to learn more about the insect communities occurring on these plants throughout the season and ‘who’ the potential pest insects might be![Read More…]

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Spotted lanternfly has been Detected in Indiana

August 11, 2021 - From Issue: 695

By: Elizabeth Long

Figure 1. A spotted lanternfly adult with wings folded against body at rest (left) and wings open to show red on hindwings (right). Photos from PA.gov and entomologytoday.org

We were all hoping it would happen later, but unfortunately, the spotted lanternfly (SLF) (Lycorma delicatula) (Figure 1), an invasive planthopper with a piercing-sucking feeding strategy, was officially detected in [Read More…]

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Answer to Question from Last Issue (4-9-2020)

April 22, 2020 - From Issue: 672

By: Liz Maynard, Elizabeth Long, Amanda J Deering and Rod Williams

Answers to the 4-9-2020 What’s That?

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Wilting Cucurbits! What could it be?

August 29, 2019 - From Issue: 665

By: Liz Maynard, Dan Egel and Laura Ingwell

Winter squash – butternut, acorn, and kabocha – in our downy mildew sentinel plot at Pinney Purdue were showing some wilted and stunted plants by late July (Figure 1). They [Read More…]

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Entomologists Looking for Cucumber Beetles

April 12, 2018 - From Issue: 640

By: Laura Ingwell

Entomologists are looking for growers willing to participate in research examining the detection and distribution of striped cucumber beetles. We would like to visit your fields on multiple occasions this [Read More…]

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Cucurbits
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Tips for Submitting Greenhouse Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL)

May 9, 2017 - From Issue: 627

By: Gail E. Ruhl

Figure 2. Media and roots properly secured for shipment

Samples in plug trays, as well as unrooted and rooted cuttings, and plants in pots require extra care when they are packaged for submittal to a diagnostic lab. Before you [Read More…]

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Root-knot Nematode may be a Hidden Problem in High Tunnels

A NEWA Deal for Indiana

Calling on Indiana Vegetable Producers: Tell us more about insect management in your crops!

Root-knot Nematode on Vegetable Crops

Insects Visiting CBD Hemp so Far During Summer 2021

Spotted lanternfly has been Detected in Indiana

Answer to Question from Last Issue (4-9-2020)

Wilting Cucurbits! What could it be?

Entomologists Looking for Cucumber Beetles

Tips for Submitting Greenhouse Samples to the Purdue Plant and Pest Diagnostic Lab (PPDL)

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