Thanks to everyone that have been passing along their pest sightings. If you’d like a refresher you can always refer back to previous reports, as potato leaf hopper reports have been coming in, basil downy mildew has been identified in a couple locations in the state, and folks have been finding three-lined potato beetles and
Squash vine borer moths have been caught in monitoring traps in New Hampshire, indicating that adults are likely to be flying and laying eggs in Maine soon. Similarly, early sightings of cabbage aphids have occurred in Massachusetts, so it’s best to start scouting for them if you’ve had problems with them before. Cutworms have been
Potato leafhoppers have been found in Massachusetts. Waiting for visible damage to show on your plants is too late for avoiding yield losses, so if you grow beans, potatoes, eggplants, strawberries or hops, now is the time to start scouting for them. Basil downy mildew was found in Rhode Island and on Long Island recently,
The long days of June have found us. If all other needs are met, plant growth rate is determined by a combination of both light and temperature. Which is a round about way of saying, I hope the long-awaited summer temperatures combined with June’s long days will soon have crop growth coming on like gangbusters!
It seems that warmer spring temperatures have finally found us, hurray! That of course also means that warmer temperatures are waking up pests. Flea beetles have shown up in force in southern New England, but are likely to be truly ramping up their activity now that we have some more favorable temperatures. Combine that with
As longtime readers will have already noticed, this is the first Pest Report to come from myself and not Eric Sideman. Though Eric has handed over the reins to the Pest Report, we are glad to have him continuing his work for MOFGA part time! Though it goes without saying for us here in Maine,
In this issue: Spotted Wing Drosophila Hornworms Garlic Problems Spotted wing drosophila on a tomato Drosophila maggot in a berry SPOTTED WING DROSOPHILA Spotted wing drosophila is here and the larvae are in small fruit now. The spotted wing Drosophila, as most of you know by now, is a species of fruit fly that, unlike
In this issue: Cabbage Aphid Squash Bug Powdery Mildew Cabbage aphids, Brevicoryne brassicae Yellowing on a brassica leaf caused by cabbage aphids Another view of cabbage aphids on the underside of a brassica leaf Squash bug eggs Squash bug adult and eggs Squash bug hatch First signs of powdery mildew Effects of powdery mildew late
WARNING: The potato leafhopper is here. The numbers are small so far, but keep your eyes open. Remember, it is very important to scout for the insect. If you wait to see the damage, you waited too long. See the May 29, 2018 issue of the Pest Report for the whole story about potato leafhopper.
In this issue: Powdery Mildew of Tomato Basil Downy Mildew Potato Leafhopper Cabbage Worms Spinach and Beet Leafminer Powdery mildew on tomato. Eric Sideman photo POWDERY MILDEW OF TOMATO – by Caleb Goossen, modification of Meg McGrath article Powdery mildew has been reported on tomato transplants in Vermont and Massachusetts as well as on
