Late blight alert – June 28
Late blight has been confirmed on tomatoes in Chatham-Kent. Recent weather has been conducive to the development and spread of… Continue Reading Late blight alert – June 28
Category: Vegetables
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Alert – June 27, 2017
ALERT Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on pickling cucumbers and cantaloupe in Essex County. This is the first field… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Alert – June 27, 2017
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Report for the Week of June 26th, 2017
Elaine Roddy, OMAFRA and Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus There have been numerous new reports of cucurbit… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Report for the Week of June 26th, 2017
2017 Growing Degree Days for European Corn Borer – June 24, 2017
Bivoltine: The first generation of European corn borer adults are just past peak flight levels. Overlap: The overlap areas will… Continue Reading 2017 Growing Degree Days for European Corn Borer – June 24, 2017
2017 Growing Degree Days for European Corn Borer – June 19, 2017
The first generation of European corn borer adults are at peak flight in the Bivoltine area. In the overlap areas,… Continue Reading 2017 Growing Degree Days for European Corn Borer – June 19, 2017
Scouting for onion thrips
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 is the new Botrytis
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
Cucurbit Downy Mildew Report for the Week of June 19th, 2017
Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus Scouting for downy mildew in pickling cucumber fields in Norfolk County began… Continue Reading Cucurbit Downy Mildew Report for the Week of June 19th, 2017
The benefits of removing garlic scapes
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
Downy Mildew Report for the week of June 12, 2017
By Cheryl Trueman, University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus Scouting for downy mildew in pickling cucumber fields in Norfolk County… Continue Reading Downy Mildew Report for the week of June 12, 2017