Month: May 2026

Vegetable Crop Update – May 31, 2026

In this issue: Potato early and late blight disease modeling and risk updates | Rhizoctonia in vegetables – updates and recommendations for management in tomato | Seedcorn maggot updates and management | Colorado potato beetle updates and management

Vegetable Crop Update – May 25, 2026

In this issue: Vegetable Insect Update – Russell L. Groves, Professor and Associate Department Chairperson, UW–Madison, Department of Entomology, 608-262-3229 (office), (608) 698-2434 (cell), e-mail: rgroves@wisc.edu, Vegetable Entomology Webpage: https://vegento.russell.wisc.edu/ Imported cabbageworm – Pieris rapae https://vegento.russell.wisc.edu/pests/cabbage-maggot/ Also known as cabbage whites or small whites, cabbage loopers and diamondback moths are the three most significant caterpillar …

Vegetable Crop Update – May 17, 2026

In this issue: Cabbage Maggot Updates and Management | Colorado Potato Beetle Updates and Management | Vegetable Leafminers Updates and Management | Potato Disease Model Updates (Late blight and Early blight)

Vegetable Crop Update – May 10, 2026

In this issue: Amanda Gevens, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW–Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, gevens@wisc.edu Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Draft Endangered Species Act (ESA) Fungicide Strategy – Feedback Requested by June 29 On May 1, the EPA released its draft Fungicide Strategy to bring the Agency into compliance with its obligations under the …

Vegetable Crop Update – May 4, 2026

In this issue: Rhizoctonia in vegetable crop systems | Weather-based crop and disease decision-making tools summary