Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
In all areas, accumulated degree days have indicated emergence of onion maggot adults and carrot rust fly adults, appearance of tarnished plant bug… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 7 June 2011
Enough degree days have accumulated indicating the emergence of 1st generation adults of onion maggot and carrot rust fly in… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 30 May 2011
Just be aware that springtails have been noted in some garlic patches. This information below was taken from a 2009 HortMatters… Continue Reading Springtails on Garlic
The Garlic Growers Association of Ontario has received funding from the Agricultural Biosecurity Program (ABP) for a two-year project on… Continue Reading Attention Garlic Growers – GGAO Stem and Bulb Nematode Project
Michael Celetti, Plant Pathologist Program Lead – Horticulture Crops, OMAFRA; Janice LeBoeuf, Vegetable Crop Specialist, OMAFRA Late blight found in… Continue Reading Update and Alert: Late Blight
There are many weed management scenarios that have gone astray this spring in tomato fields. Here are some suggestions from… Continue Reading Spring 2011 tomato weed management tips from Dr. Darren Robinson, Ridgetown Campus
Dr. Ian Scott, Research Scientist with the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in… Continue Reading Wanted! Colorado potato beetle
Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crops Specialist – Ridgetown, OMAFRA Several cutworm species are already active in Ontario fields. The size of… Continue Reading Scout for Cutworm Activity in Sweet Corn
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator, Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of an URMULE registration… Continue Reading Movento® 240SC Insecticide label expanded via Minor Use Program to control swede midge in Brassica vegetables
Elaine Roddy, Vegetable Crops Specialist OMAFRA, Ridgetown Purple spot is a significant disease of asparagus. During wet, windy weather conditions,… Continue Reading Purple Spot (Stemphylium) of Asparagus