Category Archives: Fruits and Vegetables

Late Blight Found in Maryland

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I have just received a preliminary report of confirmed late blight infecting tomato plants in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. It is possible that plants from this greenhouse were planted in Charles County, Maryland. These two counties are in close proximity to Virginia and our growers near these locations (Eastern Shore, Northern Neck, Northern Virginia) should be proactive in making fungicide applications that target late blight on both potato and tomato. Fortunately, our prevailing weather conditions across the eastern part of the Commonwealth have been nonconducive for late blight development. As more details develop we will be able to more specifically give you recommendations. We will be sure to keep you up to date. Please pass this information along as you see fit.
Thanks
Steve

Late Blight Reported in Maryland

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I have just received a preliminary report of confirmed late blight infecting tomato plants in St. Mary’s County, Maryland. It is possible that plants from this greenhouse were planted in Charles County, Maryland. These two counties are in close proximity to Virginia and our growers near these locations (Eastern Shore, Northern Neck, Northern Virginia) should be proactive in making fungicide applications that target late blight on both potato and tomato. Fortunately, our prevailing weather conditions across the eastern part of the Commonwealth have been nonconducive for late blight development. As more details develop we will be able to more specifically give you recommendations. We will be sure to keep you up to date.

Insect Trap Counts for the Eastern Shore for Week ending Sept 18, the season finale

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Folks, this is the final insect pest trap data for 2009 for the Eastern Shore. We’ve pulled up all of the blacklight and pheromone traps.
In general, there is still a little bit of moth activity of corn earworm and beet armyworm, and fall armyworm has increased on the Shore. Blacklight trap counts for this week were as follows: David Long (Cape Charles) = 25 corn earworm, 7 beet armyworm, 4 fall armyworm, 4 green stink bug. Blacklight trap – Mark Colson (Eastville) = 14 corn earworm, 10 beet armyworm, 13 Fall armyworm; 0 green stink bugs, 1 brown stink bugs. Blacklight trap Painter = 8 corn earworm moths, 8 beet armyworm, 3 fall armyworm, 16 green stink bugs, 0 brown stink bugs. ******************************************Corn earworm Pheromone Traps (weekly catch): Keller = 8; Tasley = 0; Modesttown = 1 ; New Church = 3; Horntown = 2; Eastville = 25; Machipongo = 9 ; Painter = 3; Guilford = 0. Beet armyworm Pheromone traps (weekly catch): Modestown = 0; New Church = 1; Horntown = 12; Machipongo = 53 (increase); Painter = 1. Fall armyworm pheromone traps (weekly catch): Painter: 75(big increase); Newman – Eastville: 29 (increase); Hortntown: 28 (increase). ****************************************************************************************Summary, corn earworm and beet armyworm moths are still flying on the Eastern Shore, and are likely still depositing eggs on whatever green plants they can find. Late planted beans, fruiting vegetables and cole crops are prime host crops this time of year for both species. We’ve also observed an increase in fall armyworm moths at every location on the Eastern Shore. This pest can attack a wide range of vegetable host plants as well, and can even be a pest of turf.