Last week was marked by cooler temperatures and lots of rain. Field days were limited and flowers were waiting to be planted. Then came this week. Temperatures are reaching the upper 80s to low 90s with dew point temperatures over 70F (anything over 60F or 65F starts to really feel muggy). The statewide rain spigot[Read More…]
Indiana seems to experience the entirety of US weather, sometimes in the same day. The recent spate of cool, wet weather has left apple scab one happy fungus (Fig. 1). Most of the state just underwent an extreme scab period, and unfortunately, few of us could do anything about it because of the combination of[Read More…]
Grapevines are in early stages of growth across the state, from bud break to 10 inch shoots. Significant shoot growth is expected with the warm weather predicted for this week. This is a very important time to maintain preventative control over major grape diseases including Phomopsis, black rot, powdery mildew and downy mildew. Fungicide application[Read More…]
Participate in the 2022 Office of the Indiana State Chemist (OISC) Pesticide Clean Sweep Project, which is designed to collect and dispose of suspended, canceled, banned, usable, opened, unopened or just unwanted pesticides (herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, miticides, etc.). This is a great opportunity to legally dispose of unwanted products at little or no cost.[Read More…]
Time flies and now we’re in May! I’m guessing that most fruit trees throughout the state are somewhere between bloom and petal fall, so now is the time for tree fruit producers to use mating disruption strategies against tree fruit pests, like codling moth and dogwood borer, especially if you’ve had issues with these insects[Read More…]
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