Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULE registrations for Confine Extra fungicide (mono and di-potassium… Continue Reading Confine Extra fungicide label expanded via minor use program for suppression of bacterial spot of leaf lettuce
We are currently conducting a clubroot survey for Brassica vegetables in Southwestern Ontario. To date we have identified or collected… Continue Reading Update on the Clubroot of Brassica Survey
Onion thrips (Thrips tabaci) feed on more than just onions; they also feed on cabbage, leaf lettuce, a variety of… Continue Reading Scouting for onion thrips
Stemphylium leaf blight (Stemphylium vesicarium) of onion starts as yellow-tan, water-soaked lesions developing into elongated spots. As these spots cover… Continue Reading Stemphylium is the new Botrytis
The wild ancestors of today’s garlic, Allium sativum, originated thousands of years ago in what is believed to be garlic’s… Continue Reading The benefits of removing garlic scapes
The cabbage maggot (Delia radicum) is the larvae stage of the cabbage root fly which can cause severe damage to… Continue Reading Cabbage Maggot; An old pest with limited options
Flea beetles are a common crop pest of crucifers in Ontario and overwinter as adults near the soil surface in… Continue Reading Preventing Yield Loss from Flea Beetles
Jim Chaput, Minor Use Coordinator The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration for… Continue Reading Prowl® H2O Herbicide label expanded for control of labeled weeds on direct seeded green onions grown on muck soil
The 66th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference will be held April 12-13 at the Bradford and District Memorial Community located… Continue Reading 66th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference