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!
Category: Vegetables
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
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
Armyworm – on the move?
There have been reports of armyworm activity in wheat fields in SW Ontario, which means it won’t be long before… Continue Reading Armyworm – on the move?
Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 7 June 2011
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
Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 30 May 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
Springtails on Garlic
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
Attention Garlic Growers – GGAO Stem and Bulb Nematode Project
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
Update and Alert: Late Blight
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