Diseases- Weeds- Insects & Other Problems-C102

Author(s) B. Z. Bradford, J. B. Colquhoun, S. A. Chapman, A. J. Gevens, R. L. Groves, D. J. Heider, G. R. W. Nice, M. D. Ruark, Y. Wang. Coming soo...

Author(s) Daniel L. Mahr, Paul Whitaker, Nino Ridgway. This colorful, richly illustrated booklet offers an introduction to beneficial natural ene...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson.  Bacterial spot and speck are found wherever tomatoes or peppers are grown. On occasion, these diseases ...

Author(s) Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren. In the summer of 2016, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) was detected for the first time in agr...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Fusarium and Verticillium wilts once routinely devastated tomato crops. However, the availability of res...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Environmental factors can affect the look—and sometimes the flavor—of developing tomato fruits. Because ...

Author(s) Susan E. Rice Mahr, Raymond A. Cloyd, Daniel L. Mahr, Clifford S. Sadof. Greenhouse managers wage ongoing battles with insect pests. Thi...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Angular leaf spot is a bacterial disease that can be economically damaging to cucumbers, honeydew melon,...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Phytophthora blight is a fungal disease capable of completely destroying zucchini, pumpkin, summer squas...

Author(s) Amanda Gevens, Jaime Wilbur. Late blight can result in complete destruction of tomato crops if left unmanaged. Learn about the symptoms...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Both early blight and Septoria leaf spot are potentially serious diseases that affect the leaves, stems,...

Author(s) Amanda Gevens, Jaime Wilbur. Late blight affects a variety of plants in the Solanaceae family but is best known for its destruction of ...

Author(s) J. A. Wyman, P. J. Pellitteri. Insect illustrations aid you in identifying garden pests. Descriptions of cultural, mechanical, and chem...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut Aster leafhoppers feed on vegetables, field crops, flowers and weeds, spreading aster yellows disease. Learn when to scou...

Author(s) Eileen M. Cullen, John Wedberg. This fact sheet details the life cycle of the European corn borer, or Ostrinia nubilalis, including the ...

Author(s) J. L. Wedberg. This fact sheet details the life cycle of the northern, western, and southern corn rootworms, the damage they can cause,...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut, E. M. Cullen, J. L. Wedberg. The corn earworm Helicoverpa zea can cause serious economic damage to fresh market and pro...

Author(s) John Folstad, Sharon C. Long, Doug Soldat, Geoff Siemering. As interest in community gardening continues to grow, more and more gardens...

Author(s) R. Chris Williamson. This fact sheet on the Japanese beetle, considered the single most important turf grass pest in the United States ...

Author(s) John Folstad, Sharon C. Long, Doug Soldat, Geoff Siemering. As interest in community gardening continues to grow, more and more gardens...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut. The seed corn maggot (Delia platuraorganic) is a perennial pest that attacks the seeds and seedlings of a wide variety o...

Author(s) K. A. Delahaut. Wireworms can damage a host of plants in home and commercial gardens alike, including corn and small grains, vegetables ...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson.  Scab, also called gummosis, is one of the most important diseases affecting vine crops. In cool moist e...

Author(s) Karen Delahaut, Walt Stevenson. Powdery mildew is a foliar disease that occurs late in the season on cucumbers, gourds, muskmelons, pump...