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
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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
Update 14 – July 10, 2021
In this issue: Potato Production Updates, Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato, Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates, Potato Virus Y Prevention, Agenda for the UW-Lelah Starks Elite Foundation Seed Potato Farm Tour.
Update 13 – July 4, 2021
In this issue: Potato & Kidney Bean Production Updates. Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato. Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates. Identifying & Managing: Striped Cucumber Beetles, Squash Bugs, Squash Vine Borer, Potato Leafhopper, and Onion Thrips.
Update 12 – June 27, 2021
In this issue: Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato. Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates. Potato Leafhoppers & Caterpillar Pests in Brassicas.
Update 11 – June 20, 2021
In This Issue: Drought Concern & Potato Production Updates. Disease Forecasting Updates & Cucurbit Downy Mildew Management. Squash Vine Borer Management.
Update 10 – June 13, 2021
In this issue: Disease Forecasting Updates. Optimizing Herbicide Performance During Droughty Conditions. Onion Thrips and Colorado Potato Beetle Management.
Update 9 – June 5, 2021
In this issue: Potato & Vegetable Production Updates. Disease Forecasting Updates. Web resources for WPVGA/UW Extension Grower Education Conference. Cutworms, Tarnished Plant Bugs, and Colorado Potato Beetle Management.