Veg Weekly Update 9/25/2024 All/multiple crops: It’s certainly felt like summer in the last couple of weeks and growers have had to continue irrigating in the absence of rain. On the plus side, the dry weather helps keep many diseases at bay, has pushed along growth of late season crops, and allowed for good harvesting Read More…
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Veg Weekly Update
All/multiple crops: Heavy dew and prolonged wetness in crop canopies as the season progresses will increase disease pressure into the fall. As noted below for cucurbits and other crops, growers are encouraged to maintain fungicide programs to protect crops before harvest and maintain quality. Alliums: As noted last week, the fall flight of allium leafminer Read More…
Veg Weekly Update 8.22.2024
All/multiple crops: From dry to wet – many crops and locations have seen a significant swing in their environmental conditions from very dry a couple weeks ago to now nearly too wet. With this extra stress coupled with prolonged, heavy dews in the morning has a few more diseases showing up or at least getting Read More…
Veg Weekly Update 8.15.2024
Veg Weekly Update and Blog 8/14/2024 All/multiple crops: Post-tropical storm Debby brought high winds and heavy rain to some parts of eastern NY last week, causing damage to crops and farm structures. A new resource is now available to assist farms in preparing for future weather events, ‘A Guide to Preparing High Tunnels for Extreme Read More…
Veg Weekly Update 7/24/2024
All/multiple crops: Wet weather is likely to continue to spread many diseases this week, so growers are advised to maintain a protectant fungicide on cucurbits and solanaceous crops in particular. As you reach the point of making multiple sprays of protectant fungicides, consider alternating modes of action if possible. Conventional growers should consider alternating chlorothalonil Read More…
Pink Pest Management Reminders
Pink Pest Management Reminders Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP and Andres Antolinez Delgado, HVRL In blocks with a history of OFM infestation, 1 or 2 traps checked at least weekly will help indicate the timing and relative size of the first generation population this year. What should be the response when the numbers start building? In a Read More…
Veg News: ENYCHP Weekly Update 5.31.23
Alliums: Reports of poor garlic growth and stand this spring due to poor quality seed stock planted in fall. A variety of factors contribute to this, including eriophyid mite damage, fusarium, and winter injury from freezing and thawing. As first cutting of hay wraps up and early grains are taken for straw or drying down, Read More…
ENYCHP Weekly Vegetable Pest Update
May 24, 2023 Alliums: Seed corn maggot activity has significantly slowed down or stopped in the Hudson Valley and plants are recovering from injury. The spring Allium leafminer adult flight has peaked or stopped in the Hudson Valley. Growers using row-cover to protect onions should keep covers on to protect from onion maggot flies that are Read More…
Tree Fruit News: Petal Fall Insect Management Review
Monique Rivera, Ph.D., Cornell AgriTech, and Mike Basedow, CCE-ENYCHP As we will soon approach petal fall in portions of the Capital Region, we want to share a reminder of the key pests we are targeting during this critical timing. Woolly apple aphid This pest has been creeping into more blocks in ENY over the past Read More…
Tree Fruit Blog: Diazinon and Ziram restrictions for the Canadian Market
Anna Wallis, Janet van Zoeren and Monique Rivera, Cornell Cooperative Extension & Cornell University CALS Program What are the actual regulations? Diazinon and Ziram are two materials recently under scrutiny in tree fruit production. Diazinon is an organophosphate insecticide, that has been an effective management tool for pre-bloom control of San Jose Scale and post-bloom Read More…
Late Season Pest Considerations
Art Agnello, Cornell University; edits by Michael Basedow, CCE ENYCHP and Monique J. Rivera, Cornell University With the start of harvest, there are just a few remaining insect pest management issues to keep in mind. The primary concern at this point should be internal leps. With labor concerns and a good crop, fruit may hang on Read More…