University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: aphids

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.

Update 12 – Aug 6, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates Corn earworm and potato colonizing aphids   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email:  gevens@wisc.edu, Lab Website: https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/ Early blight of potato/tomato. Accumulations of P-days this past week were between …

Update 3 – June 4, 2023

In this issue: Potato and vegetable disease model updates Potato early blight management options Natural control of insects, Two-spotted spider mites and mint bud mite, onion thrips, aphids, and Colorado potato beetle updates Colorado potato beetle management options   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email:  gevens@wisc.edu, …