Tag: cucurbit downy mildew

Update 11 – July 30, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates New insect pest: Asiatic garden beetle Western bean cut worm, tarnished plant bug, squash bugs on cucurbit crops   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/ …

Update 10 – July 23, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates Two-spotted spider mites, European corn borers, and caterpillar pests of cole crops   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 …

Update 9 – July 16, 2023

In this issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates, Cucurbit downy mildew updates, Cucurbit powdery mildew updates, Potato Virus Y updates and management, Two-spotted spider mites, Caterpillar pests

Update 8 – July 9, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and vegetable crop production status updates; pollutant, ozone, and sulfur dioxide injury on potato; Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates; Cucurbit downy mildew updates; Potato Virus Y updates and management; UW Hancock ARS Potato Field Day reminder – Jul 13, 2023 1-4:30PM; Wisconsin Potato Coalition & Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program – Starks Farm Field Day – Rhinelander WI agenda

Update 7 – July 2, 2023

In this issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates Striped cucumber beetle, onion thrips, Potato Virus Y UW Langlade County Extension Airport Ag Research Station Field Day – Antigo WI agenda   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW–Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email:  …

Update 6 – June 25, 2023

In this issue: Potato production updates: effects of high heat and low moisture, potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates, cucurbit downy mildew updates, squash vine borer, squash bug, onion thrips, Hancock Highlight Series: spotlighting agricultural research at the UW Hancock ARS with Natasha Paris

Update 5 – June 18, 2023

In this issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates, Cucurbit downy mildew updates, Potato leafhopper, true armyworm, Colorado potato beetle, flea beetles, cole crop pests

Update 23 – Sep 18, 2022

Save the date for the 2023 Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic (January 11th and 12th).  The Wisconsin Agribusiness Classic is Wisconsin’s premier agribusiness industry event drawing interest and participation from all confluences of the industry from throughout the Midwestern states.  The program is held at the Alliant Energy Center each January and boasts an attendance of over …

Update 22 – Sep 11, 2022

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/ Current P-Day (Early Blight) and Disease Severity Value (Late Blight) Accumulations. Thanks to Ben Bradford, UW–Madison Entomology; Stephen Jordan, UW–Madison Plant Pathology; and our grower collaborator weather station hosts for supporting this disease management effort in …

Update 19 – Aug 21, 2022

In This Issue: • Potato disease risk and management recommendations for early blight and late blight • Cucurbit downy mildew