Unfortunately, last month’s hemp production workshops were cancelled as a result of COVID-19. In efforts to bring the program to hemp growers across the state, UK hemp specialists will offer a revised format by Zoom on Tuesday May 5 from…
Monthly Archives: April 2020
New Resource: High Tunnel and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops Scouting Guide Website
The publication An IPM Scouting Guide for Common Problems of High Tunnel and Greenhouse Vegetable Crops in Kentucky was revised in 2018 as an online PDF/paper version. In order to improve access to this important scouting guide, the Veggie Scout…
Posted in Vegetables
Fire Blight Alert and Risk Map Overview
Apple bloom is nearing completion across Kentucky, while bloom in pear trees has been complete for a couple weeks. Infection by the fire blight bacterium occurs during bloom, thus, protectant antibiotics should be applied when risk is high. Risk for…
Posted in Fruit
Maintaining the Efficacy of Foliar Fungicides for Tobacco Disease Management (PPFS-AG-T-05)
Fungicides are organized into groups based on their mode of action (the mechanism a pesticide or chemical affects its target pest). Managing fungicide resistance often necessitates alternating the use of chemicals with different modes of action (FRAC groups). Alternating FRAC…
Posted in Featured Pubs & Videos
2020 Insect Trap Counts
Trap counts for major insect pests are provided by the Kentucky IPM Program. Traps are located at the UK Research and Education Center in western Kentucky and the UK Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Below are trap counts for the current…
Posted in Insect Trap Counts
Considerations for Fungicide Management of Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) of Wheat
When wheat heads begin to flower, it is a critical time, as wheat becomes susceptible to infection by Fusarium graminearum, the causal agent of Fusarium head blight (FHB; also known as scab) (Figure 1). This disease can cause reduced grain yield, test…
Posted in Grains
Section 18 for Sivanto Prime on Sweet Sorghum Approved for 2020
Once again, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved a Section 18 Emergency Exemption for Sivanto Prime use against sugarcane aphid on sweet sorghum in 2020. This is the fifth year in a row that the Kentucky Department of Agriculture (KDA)…
Posted in Grains, Pesticide Topics
Blackleg of Potato
Potatoes are often one of the first crops planted into the vegetable garden. However, growers and gardeners alike should be on the lookout for blackleg disease. This disease can occur in both commercial and homegrown potatoes. “Seed” potatoes may be…
Posted in Vegetables
Watch for Early Season Insect Pests on Cole Crops
Insects are now active on some vegetable crops, so producers should be monitoring their fields weekly during this early period. Plants are growing slowly, particularly transplants, until they become established. It is recommended that crops be scouted every week, and…
Posted in Vegetables
Fire Blight Alert and Risk Map Overview
Apple and pear trees are blooming across Kentucky. Infection by the fire blight bacterium occurs during bloom, thus, protectant antibiotics should be applied when risk is high. Risk for infection can be assessed using the Fire Blight Disease Prediction Model.…
Posted in Fruit
Brown Rot of Peach (PPFS-FR-T-27)
Brown rot is the most devastating disease of peach in Kentucky; commercial and backyard orchards can be affected. Crop losses primarily result from fruit decay, but blossom blight and branch cankers also occur. All stone fruit (peach, nectarine, plum, and…
Posted in Featured Pubs & Videos
2020 Insect Trap Counts
Trap counts for major insect pests are provided by the Kentucky IPM Program. Traps are located at the UK Research and Education Center in western Kentucky and the UK Spindletop Farm in Lexington. Below are trap counts for the current…
Posted in Insect Trap Counts
Management of Soybean Cyst Nematode Starts with Soil Sampling
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) (Figure 1) causes greater annual yield losses in Kentucky than any other pathogen of soybean. The last time a formal survey was conducted by the University of Kentucky in 2006 and 2007, approximately 76% of soybean…
Posted in Grains
The Science of Hemp Meeting Proceedings
Hemp is an emerging crop within the U.S. and around the world. Previously, this crop was classified as a Scheduled 1 controlled substance within the U.S., which limited its production. However, The Agricultural Act of 2014 (Farm Bill) allowed for…
Posted in Hemp
Fire Blight Alert and Risk Map Overview
Apple and pear trees are blooming across Kentucky. Infection by the fire blight bacterium occurs during bloom, thus, protectant antibiotics should be applied when risk is high. Risk for infection can be assessed using the Fire Blight Disease Prediction Model.…
Posted in Fruit
Kentucky Pest News 