Tag: Russ Groves

Vegetable Crop Update – May 25, 2026

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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 – Pieris rapae https://vegento.russell.wisc.edu/pests/cabbage-maggot/ Also known as cabbage whites or small whites, cabbage loopers and diamondback moths are the three most significant caterpillar …

Vegetable Crop Update – Apr 26, 2026

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In this issue: Seedcorn Maggot Update & Management | Cabbage Maggot Update & Management | Early Season Potato Disease Concerns | Potato Scouting Class at UW-Hancock ARS on May 18 | Tutorial for How & Why the UW Veg Disease & Insect Forecasting Network Tool Works

Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 13, 2025

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In This Issue: Weather and vegetable production updates | Colorado Potato Beetle update and management, PVY update and management | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Sweet corn tar spot updates and management

Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 6, 2025

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In this issue: WI DATCP Pest Survey, Imported Cabbageworm | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | UW Hancock Agricultural Research Station Field Day Agenda 2025

Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 29, 2025

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In This Issue: Diamondback moth, Japanese beetle, Asiatic garden beetle, Colorado potato beetle updates and management | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Blackleg and aerial stem rot in potato - updates and management

Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 22, 2025

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In This Issue: Impacts of current weather on potato productivity | Water quality program – irrigation water testing for nitrogen | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Squash vine borer, Potato leafhopper, Cucumber beetles, Aster leafhopper, Colorado Potato beetles and their management

Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 15, 2025

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In This Issue: Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | White mold on vegetables | Seedcorn maggot and Colorado potato beetle risks and management

Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 8, 2025

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In This Issue: Temperature, precipitation, and air quality impacts on vegetable production | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Cabbage maggot, seedcorn maggot, and Colorado potato beetle risks and management

Vegetable Crop Update – Jun 2, 2025

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In this issue: Potato Leafhopper updates and management | Aphids – updates on suction traps and implications | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates

Vegetable Crop Update – May 25, 2025

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In this issue: Updates on potato fertility research and irrigation management in potato | Seedcorn maggot management, Colorado Potato Beetle management, vegetable leafminers | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates