Tag Archives: SWD

July 20, 2017 Insect Pest Update

Posted on July 21, 2017 by beckysideman

From Alan Eaton, UNH Extension IPM Specialist July 20, 2017 Sweet corn pests – This year our sweet corn trapping network is basically in Hillsborough county, with a couple of sites in Merrimack & Cheshire counties.  We detected our first … Continue reading →

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SWD earlier than expected

Posted on June 23, 2017 by beckysideman

by Alan Eaton, George Hamilton, and Linda Kuhnhardt; UNH Cooperative Extension We captured our first spotted wing drosophila (SWD) on June 22, 2017 in Hillsborough County.  This is about 2 weeks earlier than expected.  If you grow early varieties of … Continue reading →

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Vegetable and Berry Crop Insect and Disease Update, 25 August 2016

Posted on August 25, 2016 by beckysideman

By Alan Eaton, George Hamilton, Cheryl Smith & Becky Sideman, UNH Extension Sweet corn: Corn earworm and Fall armyworm numbers have jumped this week, so sweet corn growers in much of the state need to keep fresh silking corn protected. … Continue reading →

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2014 SWD Survey

Posted on February 4, 2015 by beckysideman

Alan Eaton, George Hamilton and I have set up an online survey to determine the amount of spotted wing drosophila damage on NH crops during the 2014 growing season. Yes, it is very similar to last year’s survey. If you were … Continue reading →

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Your input is needed to guide apple scab and SWD research

Posted on June 26, 2014 by beckysideman

Commercial apple growers:  Please take our New England Apple Scab Control Practices Survey: This survey is part of a research project being conducted in New England with Dan Cooley, Arthur Tuttle, and Jon Clements at the University of Massachusetts, Cheryl Smith, … Continue reading →

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