In This Issue: Onion thrips updates and management | Western bean cutworm updates and management | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew, cucurbit powdery mildew updates and management | Onion Stemphylium updates and management
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Vegetable Crop Update – Jul 27, 2025
In this issue: Updates and management of Western bean cutworm and European corn borer insect pests in vegetables | Disease forecasting updates for potato early blight and late blight | Cucurbit downy mildew updates | Basil downy mildew confirmations and management recommendations
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 11 – Jul 28, 2024
In this issue: Corn earworm, Western bean cutworm, Two-spotted spider mites, and European corn borer updates and management. Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early blight treatments. Cucurbit downy mildew.
Update 8 – Jul 7, 2024
In This Issue: Potato and vegetable disease forecasting updates – thresholds met for late blight and early blight treatments. Cucurbit downy mildew. Tomato bacterial spot. Imported Cabbageworm, WI DATCP Pest Surveillance resources, Corn Earworm, Western Beet Cutworm management and updates.
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 …
Update 17 – Aug 13, 2022
In This Issue:
• Potato production updates
• Cole crop caterpillar pests
• Caterpillar pests on vegetables
• Potato disease risk values and management
• Cucurbit downy mildew
• Basil downy mildew
Update 16 – July 25, 2021
In This Issue: Potato Production Updates – Disease Forecasting Updates for Potato – Cucurbit Downy Mildew Updates – Potato Virus Y and Western Bean Cutworm Updates