Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Bradford/Holland Marsh, Sarnia, and London areas have reached the degree day threshold for emergence of the 2nd generation of onion… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 11 July 2011
Field crop scouts and entomologists have been finding western bean cutworm (WBC) eggs recently and reports are now coming in… Continue Reading Western bean cutworm – time to scout
First generation corn borer adults are active in Southwestern Ontario. Scout all fields regularly for signs of activity. Look for… Continue Reading Time to Scout for European Corn Borer
In the Windsor area, accumulated degree days indicate emergence of the 2nd generation of onion maggot and cabbage maggot. Local… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 4 July 2011
In the Windsor area, emergence of the 2nd generation of onion maggot and cabbage maggot is expected soon (maybe 5-7… Continue Reading Degree days for root, bulb and leafy vegetable pests – 27 June 2011
J. Chaput, OMAFRA, Minor Use Coordinator,Guelph The Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) recently announced the approval of URMULE registrations for… Continue Reading Success and Entrust Insect Control Products Granted Several New Minor Use Label Expansion Registrations for Bulb vegetables subgroup 3-07B and Brassica Vegetables
Dr. Ian Scott, Research Scientist with the Southern Crop Protection and Food Research Centre at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in… Continue Reading Reminder: Wanted! Colorado potato beetle
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!
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
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