Commercial growers and homeowners who grow their own transplants from seed should be mindful of damping-off, a disease that can cause seeds to fail to germinate, as well as the collapse of seedlings and young plants. Damping-off can occur on…
Commercial growers and homeowners who grow their own transplants from seed should be mindful of damping-off, a disease that can cause seeds to fail to germinate, as well as the collapse of seedlings and young plants. Damping-off can occur on…
Several Crop Protection Network (CPN) Webinars are scheduled for this spring to discuss important soybean disease issues. Martin Chilvers (Michigan State University Associate Professor of Plant Pathology), Carl Bradley (University of Kentucky Extension Professor of Plant Pathology), and Trey Price…
The 2021 IPM Training School-University of Kentucky will be livestreamed on March 10, 2021 via Zoom. The program will consist of a field crop session from 8:15 AM to 11:15 AM (CST) followed by a horticulture session in the afternoon…
Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB) is a significant foliar corn disease in Kentucky. It has been causing damage in the United States Corn Belt since the early 1900s, but has increased in severity and prevalence throughout the U.S., including Kentucky.…
The Kentucky State Apiarist is coordinating an art contest for kids 5 to 18 years old. There are three different age divisions; 5 to 8, 9 to 11, and 12 to 18 years old and gift cards for 1st, 2nd,…
Spring dead spot is the most destructive disease of bermudagrass in Kentucky. While this disease can occur regardless of how turf is managed, the most serious outbreaks occur under high maintenance conditions (e.g. high nitrogen fertility, low mowing height, and…
As the name whitefly suggests, they are white, and they do fly, but they aren’t technically flies! Whiteflies are closely related to aphids, cicadas, and scale insects–the true bugs, or Hemipterans–not flies. These tiny pests are usually around 1/16 to…
February is National Pesticide Safety Education month. This is a time to reinforce the core principles of safe and responsible pesticide use with many audiences. Pesticides are key tools used to manage a diverse group of pests, diseases, and weeds.…
Effective December 31, 2020, new regulations mandate that any paraquat products under 120 gallons distributed or sold by paraquat registrants require a closed system. This also means that the new requirements do not allow for jar testing when testing for…
Sooty blotch and flyspeck (SBFS) were once thought to be two separate diseases, but research has shown that they are a single complex of as many as 100 different fungal species. SBFS commonly appears in late summer and results in…