Ontario weed research tour
Interested in weed management research? You may want to attend the Ontario Weeds Tour which will be held at several… Continue Reading Ontario weed research tour
Category: Pest Management
Spraying transplant vegetable row middles – what are your options?
Kristen Callow, OMAFRA Weed Management Program Lead – Horticulture There has been a lot of interest in spraying the row… Continue Reading Spraying transplant vegetable row middles – what are your options?
You suspect herbicide drift – now what?
Kristen Callow, OMAFRA Weed Management Program Lead – Horticulture; Leslie Huffman, OMAFRA Apple Specialist Crop injury caused by herbicide drift is… Continue Reading You suspect herbicide drift – now what?
Summary of tomato and pepper insecticides
It can be hard to keep track of new registrations. There can also be significant cost differences between products used… Continue Reading Summary of tomato and pepper insecticides
If you plant it, they will come!
Cucumber beetles seem to be able to sense a newly emerged cucurbit field as soon as it breaks through the… Continue Reading If you plant it, they will come!
Allegro 500F Fungicide label expanded via Minor Use Program to include disease management on carrots
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator,Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULE registrations for… Continue Reading Allegro 500F Fungicide label expanded via Minor Use Program to include disease management on carrots
Newer products for “Leps” in Brassica crops
There are quite a few options to control imported cabbageworm, cabbage looper and diamondback moth in Brassica crops. The following… Continue Reading Newer products for “Leps” in Brassica crops
Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 20 June 2011
Degree days have accumulated past the threshold indicating 90% oviposition of carrot weevil in Sarnia, Bradford/Holland Marsh and London areas.… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 20 June 2011
Cutworms in vegetables
Early season cutworms can attack seedlings by clipping the stems at the soil surface, usually in late April and early… Continue Reading Cutworms in vegetables
Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 13 June 2011
Enough degree days have accumulated indicating the emergence of cabbage maggot adults in the Wellington area. Also, sufficient degree days… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 13 June 2011