Boxwood blight can be devastating to American boxwood cultivars, which are common in the Kentucky landscape. Complete defoliation can occur within a week and plants can die within a single growing season. Use of tolerant cultivars, cultural practices, and fungicides…
Monthly Archives: September 2021
No Need to Fear Autumnal Arachnids
As autumn sets in, we get to see leaves change, pumpkins get picked, and spiders invade our landscapes; truly a wonderful time of the year for an entomologist. For other, more normal human beings though, seeing so many eight-legged critters…
Posted in Beneficial Insects
Free On-line CEU Pesticide Credits through EPA Webinars
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention is offering trainings through their on-line Integrated Pest Management webinar series. These have been approved for commercial pesticide applicators CEU credit through the Kentucky Department of Agriculture and…
Posted in Pesticide Topics
So, You Want to Be a Pesticide Applicator: Private Applicator Competencies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates the registration, distribution, sale, and use of pesticides by their authority through the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). There are two types of certified pesticide applicators defined by FIFRA: private and commercial…
Posted in Pesticide Topics
Bacterial Canker & Perennial Canker of Stone Fruit (PPFS-FR-T-08)
Perennial canker (also called Cytospora canker, Leucostoma canker, Valsa canker, and peach canker) and bacterial canker are the most common branch and trunk diseases occurring on stone fruit in Kentucky. Both diseases are stress-related, targeting injured or unhealthy trees. Dieback…
Posted in Featured Pubs & Videos
2021 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…
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Red Crown Rot of Soybean Observed for the First Time in Kentucky
Last week, signs and symptoms of red crown rot of soybean were observed in a few fields in Graves County, Kentucky by a local agronomist (Clint Gregory with Hutson Ag) who contacted the University of Kentucky. Samples were collected from…
Posted in Grains
Tar spot on corn confirmed in Kentucky
Tar spot on corn was confirmed by the University of Kentucky Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (PDDL) in Princeton, Kentucky last week. Corn samples submitted by Curt Judy, Todd County Extension Agent, had signs of the tar spot causal fungus Phyllachora…
Posted in Grains
Mesotunnel Research through the Current Cucurbit Podcast Series
Iowa State University, Cornell University, and the University of Kentucky have been conducting studies to improve the resilience of cucurbit crops to attack by insect, weeds, and diseases for both organic and conventional production. Part of this research has led…
Posted in Vegetables
Apple Diseases
Kentucky apple growers are faced with numerous plant disease issues throughout growing seasons. These diseases limit grower profits by reducing yield and increasing input costs. Diseases of Greatest Concern to Growers While diseases of concern may vary from orchard to…
Posted in Fruit
Late Season Oak Symptoms
Tree pests Oaks are mighty trees that we love to have in the landscape. Due to the fact that they are mostly native, and they are long-lived and sturdy, we can find many different kinds of insects and mites feeding…
Posted in Landscape Trees & Shrubs
So, You Want to be a Pesticide Applicator: Consumer Pesticides
Inherently, pesticides have some risks to the environment, the plants or animals being protected, consumers, and/or the applicator. Those pesticides with higher risks have been designated Restricted Use Pesticides (RUP), which require training and certification for their users, while pesticides…
Posted in Pesticide Topics
Bacterial Spot of Pepper & Tomato (PPFS-VG-17)
Bacterial spot affects tomato and pepper crops in both commercial fields and residential gardens, as well as in transplant production. This disease results in poor fruit set, fruit blemishes, and defoliation. Once introduced into a planting, bacterial spot is difficult…
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2021 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 this Fall or Spring
The 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…
Posted in Grains
Kentucky Pest News 