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  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 19, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 19, 2026

    In this issue: Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Tomato Septoria Update and Management | Western Bean Cutworm Updates and Management | Squash Bug Updates and Management |…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 12, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 12, 2026

    In this issue: Weather Impacts on Potato & Vegetable Crops | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates and Management Strategies | Potato Virus Y…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 5, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 5, 2026

    In this issue: EPA Public Comment Period for ESA Fungicide Strategy – extended to Jul 20 | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | White Mold of Potato and…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 28, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 28, 2026

    In this issue: Weather and Potato Production Updates | Potato Early and Late Blight Disease Risk Model Updates | Early Blight Fungicides | Corn Tar Spot Updates | Corn Earworm, Diamondback Moth,…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 21, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 21, 2026

    In this issue: Potato early and late blight disease risk model updates | Onion disease updates | Armyworm, Cutworm, and Colorado Potato Beetle updates and management

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 14, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 14, 2026

    In this issue: Potato early and late blight disease risk model updates | Cabbage black rot – be on the watch | Wisconet: we are ahead on growing degree days in WI…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 7, 2026

    Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 7, 2026

    In this issue: Potato productivity and weather updates | Potato early and late blight disease risk model updates | Cucurbit downy mildew spores found in MI | Onion thrips updates and management…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – May 31, 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 |…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – May 25, 2026

    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…

  • Vegetable Crop Update – May 17, 2026

    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)