Actigard advice
Here’s some timely advice to pass along, from Syngenta’s Jim Anderson, about Actigard. “Here’s a shot taken last week showing… Continue Reading Actigard advice
Category: Disease
Reference books for vegetable crop scouting
(updated April 30, 2015, March 10, 2014; January 8, 2012) As mobile and connected as the world is getting with… Continue Reading Reference books for vegetable crop scouting
New cucurbit downy mildew fungicide
Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Guelph A new product has recently been registered for the control of downy mildew… Continue Reading New cucurbit downy mildew fungicide
White Rust in Spinach
Marion Paibomesai, Vegetable Crops Specialist, OMAFRA Michael Celetti, Plant Pathology Program Lead, OMAFRA White rust (Albugo occidentalis) is a major… Continue Reading White Rust in Spinach
New (and Old) Options for Management of Bacterial Spot and Speck in Field Tomatoes
Cheryl Trueman, Ridgetown Campus-University of Guelph; Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA-Ridgetown See updated management strategy for Ontario field tomatoes (March 26, 2015)… Continue Reading New (and Old) Options for Management of Bacterial Spot and Speck in Field Tomatoes
Disease update: tomato corky root and vine decline
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown Research by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ridgetown Campus – University of Guelph, and… Continue Reading Disease update: tomato corky root and vine decline
Late blight resources
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown More photos and information on identifying late blight can be found at: Vegetable… Continue Reading Late blight resources
Tomato late blight management in Ontario
by Michael Celetti, OMAFRA Managing late blight requires a proactive and integrated approach including scouting, cultural methods and fungicide application.… Continue Reading Tomato late blight management in Ontario
Late blight in Ontario tomatoes, potatoes
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown Yesterday (August 4), late blight was confirmed in tomatoes near Simcoe, Ontario and… Continue Reading Late blight in Ontario tomatoes, potatoes
Tomato vine decline update
Janice LeBoeuf, OMAFRA Vegetable Crop Specialist, Ridgetown In June, proactive examinations of tomato roots of healthy-looking plants showed that a… Continue Reading Tomato vine decline update