Cutworms Occurrence: Active Now, Larvae can be seen as early as late January into April. Serious infestations are sporadic. Description: Despite their name...
Vegetable IPM Advisory
Damping Off Occurrence: Very common in greenhouse transplant production and other interior seed starting Description: Damping-off is caused by several soil...
In this issue: Plant Debris Removal Equipment Sanitation Crop Rotation Soil Management Plant Debris Removal If you let plant debris or residue stand, you’re...
Sap Beetles Sap Beetles are present now, notably in fields and gardens with overripe or damaged crops. Especially melons, sweet corn, tomatoes, and...
Tomato Fruit Worm / Corn Earworm Description: Corn Earworm (CEW) and Tomato Fruit worm are common names given to the larvae stage of Helicoverpa zea. CEW is...
Early Blight Causal Agent/Hosts: Early blight is caused by the fungus Alternaria solani. It affects tomato, eggplant, potato, but no peppers. Symptoms: On the...
Armyworms Description Armyworms are being seen throughout rural areas in Utah. Armyworms are the larval stage of night-flying moths in the Noctuidae family. In...
Printable Squash Bug IPM Infographics Squash Bugs Description Adults are about 5/8 inch long and 1/3 inch wide. Their wings fold flat over their back, bodies...
Printable PDF Vegetable Responses to Recent Weather The past two weeks, Northern Utah has received some significant rain, hail, thunderstorms, and in some...
Printable PDF In This Issue Cucumber Beetles Grasshoppers Cucumber Beetles Monitoring In Utah, both the Western Striped Cucumber Beetle and Western Spotted...
Printable PDF In This Issue Leafminer Damage on Spinach and Chard Earwigs on Early Season Crops Lygus Bugs Leafminer Damage on Spinach and Chard [m...
Printable PDF In This Issue Ants in the Garden Cold Damage vs Disease Aphid Movement in the Landscape Ants in the Garden A lot of homeowners are noticing ants...
Printable PDF In This Issue Pea Weevil Damage Asparagus Beetle Damage Millipede Damage Pea Weevil Damage Monitoring Adults overwinter under vegetable debris...
Printable PDF In This Issue Cutworms Springtails Green Peach Aphids Cutworms Monitoring Cutworm larvae are active now (seen early as late January into April)...
In this issue: Whiteflies Thrips Aphids Whiteflies in the Greenhouse Monitoring Whiteflies may successfully overwinter inside Utah’s heated greenhouses...