Downy mildew on cucumber foliage was confirmed today from a commercial pickling cucumber field in Adams County. This is the first confirmed diagnosis of this disease in Wisconsin in 2024.
Month: August 2024
Late Blight Confirmed on Tomato in Dane Co. WI
Tomato late blight was confirmed today on foliar and fruit tissues from a plant sample submitted from the western edge of Dane County.
Update 15 – August 15, 2024
In This Issue: More Aphids! Identifying and managing vegetable aphids. Potato late blight and early blight updates. Cucurbit downy mildew updates and disease look-alikes in WI.
Update 14 – Aug 18, 2024
In This Issue: Potato and bean production updates. Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early blight treatments. Cucurbit downy mildew. Bacterial blackleg and aerial limb rot of potato.
Update 13 – Aug 11, 2024
In This Issue: Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early blight treatments. Cucurbit downy mildew. Onion Stemphylium Leaf Blight.
Update 12 – Aug 4, 2024
In this issue: Potato production updates: stress from heat and high rainfall showing late-season effects. Potato colonizing aphids, Squash bugs in cucurbits, Western bean cutworm updates and management. Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early blight treatments. Cucurbit downy mildew.