Cucurbit downy mildew was just confirmed on a pickling cucumber sample from our sentinel plot in Dane County, Wisconsin. This is the first confirmation of this disease in Wisconsin for 2021. This non-fungicide-treated plot includes …
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Update 22 – September 5, 2021
In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato – Late Blight in Potato & Tomato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Basil Downy Mildew
Update 21 – August 29, 2021
In this issue: Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato Late Blight in Potato & Tomato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates
Update 20 – August 22, 2021
In This Issue: Nitrates in Well Water at UW Hancock ARS – Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato Late Blight in Potato & Tomato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Onion Downy Mildew
Update 19 – August 15, 2021
In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato Late Blight in Potato & Tomato, Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates.
Update 18 – August 8, 2021
In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato Late Blight in Potato & Tomato, Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Colorado Potato Beetle and PVY Updates
Update 17 – August 1, 2021
In this issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato – Late Blight in Potato & Tomato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Pythium in Vegetables – Corn Earworm, Tomato Fruitworm, & Two- Spotted Spider Mites
Late Blight Update
Potato late blight has been confirmed in a commercial production field in Portage County, Wisconsin, just north of Bancroft. The disease was present on lower canopy foliage in an isolated section of the field and …
Update 16 – July 25, 2021
In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Potato Virus Y and Western Bean Cutworm Updates
Update 15 – July 17, 2021
In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Colorado Potato Beetle, Japanese Beetle, and Cabbage Looper Updates