Information for commercial vegetable production in Ontario
Workshops led by Travis Cranmer and Dennis Van Dyk (OMAFRA Vegetable Specialists) will focus on garlic production and pest management… Continue Reading Kemptville Garlic and Vegetable Pest and Production Workshop May 22nd
Scout Training workshops offered by OMAFRA for the 2019 field season Continue Reading OMAFRA IPM SCOUT TRAINING WORKSHOPS FOR 2019
The onion maggot (Delia antiqua) is the larvae stage of the onion maggot fly which can cause severe damage to… Continue Reading Can Onion Maggot be managed without insecticides?
The 68th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference will be held March 27-28 at the Bradford and District Memorial Community located… Continue Reading 68th Annual Muck Vegetable Growers Conference
If I had to choose one tool to assist with integrated pest management in sweet corn, it would be the… Continue Reading Active Hurricane Season = Increased Sweet Corn Pest Pressure
Late blight has been confirmed on potatoes near Alliston. Late blight has also been recently identified in Michigan, Wisconsin and… Continue Reading Late Blight Confirmed on Potato in Simcoe County
Leek moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella) has spread throughout Southwestern Ontario and has been identified as far west as
Swede midge (SM; Contarinia nasturtil) is an invasive, gall-forming dipteran pest that was first identified in Canada on an Ontario… Continue Reading Swede midge is often mistaken for bacterial rot in Brassicas
Scouting, diagnostics and identification of insects, diseases, disorders and weeds in sweet corn, beans and peas. May 8, 2018 9:30… Continue Reading Sweet Corn, Bean and Pea Integrated Pest Management Workshop
Allium leaf miner (Phytomyza gymnostoma) an invasive pest of European origin, has recently been identified in several US states including