University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: early blight

Update 7 – Jun 30, 2024

In This Issue: Updates in potato and vegetable production research. Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for preventative applications of fungicides for early blight and late blight in some WI locations. Cucurbit downy mildew. Diamondback moth, Potato leafhopper, Japanese beetle, Asiatic garden beetle descriptions and management.

Update 19 – Oct 1, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email: gevens@wisc.edu Please note that this will be the last newsletter issued for our 2023 growing season production updates. We will periodically share …

Update 18 – Sep 17, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates   Yi Wang, Associate Professor & Extension Potato and Vegetable Production Specialist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant and Agroecosystem Sciences, 608-265-4781, Email: wang52@wisc.edu. Overall, Wisconsin and the Upper Midwest were hot and dry through most of August. However, growers …

Update 17 – Sep 10, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email: gevens@wisc.edu Early blight of potato/tomato. Accumulations of P-days this past week were between 46-56 across the state of Wisconsin. In all locations …

Update 16 – Sep 3, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates Colonizing aphids Potato harvest and storage updates   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email:  gevens@wisc.edu Early blight of potato/tomato. Accumulations of P-days this past week were between 49-64 across …

Update 15 – Aug 27, 2023

In This Issue: Potato and tomato early blight and late blight disease updates Cucurbit downy mildew updates New vegetable disease fact sheets   Amanda Gevens, Chair, Professor & Extension Vegetable Pathologist, UW-Madison, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 608-575-3029, Email:  gevens@wisc.edu Early blight of potato/tomato.  Accumulations of P-days this past week were between 47-64 across the state …