Category: Berries
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Posted on July 29, 2019
Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update for July 26
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 […]
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Posted on July 19, 2019
UW-Madison/Extension Plant Disease Diagnostic Clinic Update
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 […]
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Japanese beetles are back!
Japanese beetles (JB; Figure 1) started to emerge about 2 weeks ago, probably about a week later than in the past couple of years. As […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update
The caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. Reports of fruit crop insect activity submitted to […]
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Posted on July 17, 2019
Door County Report, July 15, 2019
Spotted wing drosophila are active- female flies were first caught last Tuesday in Southern Door and numbers have greatly increased throughout the week. They have […]
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Posted on July 5, 2019
Strawberries Post-Harvest: Renovation or Rotation?
If your strawberry field just “squeaked by” this spring with a moderate crop of fruit but maybe a not-so-attractive weed problem, it may be an […]
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UW-Madison/Extension Insect Diagnostic Lab Update for July 5, 2019
The caseload at the UW Insect Diagnostic Lab (IDL) has been high over the last two weeks. Reports of fruit crop insect activity submitted to […]
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Plant Disease Diagnostic Update June 28, 2019
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 June […]
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Posted on June 20, 2019
Some Cold, Hard Facts About Winter Injury on the First Day of Summer
By: Brian R. Smith, UW-River Falls This past winter was truly what fruit breeders call a “test winter,” in that conditions were typically much more […]
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Posted on July 13, 2018
White grubs: pests of strawberry roots and foliage
White grub refers to the larvae of scarab beetles, including the Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica), European chafer (Amphimallon majalis), and May and June beetles (Phyllophaga […]