Brian Hudelson, Sue Lueloff, Alex Mikus and Ann Joy The PDDC receives samples of many plant and soil samples from around the state. The following diseases/disorders have been identified at the PDDC from July 20, …
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Western Bean Cutworm
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension Western Bean Cutworm adults are well into flight in southern Wisconsin and it is a good time to be scouting for eggs. Foliar treatments are …
Wisconsin Fruit News, Vol. 4 Issue 8
Christelle Guedot, Fruit Crop Entomology and Extension Specialist, Wisconsin-Madison Fruit Program Welcome to the latest issue of Wisconsin Fruit News. This week you will find articles on: Japanese beetles are back! Grape Variety Developmental Stages: …
Wisconsin Corn Tar Spot and General Disease Update – July 18, 2019
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1 shows the calculated risk from Tarspotter for July 19, 2019, for various locations in Wisconsin. As you can see, the …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 18, 2019
Damon Smith, Shawn Conley, & Roger Schmidt Figure 1 illustrates the calculated risk of white mold for select Wisconsin locations for non-irrigated soybeans, as determined by Sporecaster for July 18, 2019. This means that if …
High Value Straw and Weedy Wheat… What Do I Do?
Shawn P. Conley, Soybean and Wheat Extension Specialist, Department of Agronomy Wet fields, thin stands and spotty winter-kill made spring weed control difficult to impossible in many winter wheat fields, and prolonged wet conditions have …
Wisconsin Soybean White Mold Update – July 11, 2019
Damon Smith, Shawn Conley, & Roger Schmidt Figure 1 illustrates the calculated risk of white mold for select Wisconsin locations for non-irrigated soybeans, as determined by Sporecaster for July 11, 2019. This means that if …
Wisconsin Corn Tar Spot Update for July 11, 2019 – Frass Happens!
Damon Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, Department of Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin-Madison Figure 1 shows the calculated risk from Tarspotter for July 11, 2019, for various locations in Wisconsin. Figure 2 shows the risk …
Armyworms In July
Bryan Jensen, UW Department of Entomology and Division of Extension A phone call from Shawn Conley indicated some possible armyworm problems in soybean after a rye cover crop. Sounds out of the ordinary?? Maybe not. …
Don’t let Fusarium Head Blight Keep You Down – Prepare Now to Harvest Those Scabby Wheat Fields
Damon L. Smith, Extension Field Crops Pathologist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Shawn P. Conley, Extension Soybean and Small Grains Agronomist, University of Wisconsin-Madison Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab has been observed at moderate to …