News & Pest Alerts
Weekly Vegetable Update
Published on 2024-09-18 by woldx018
Natalie Hoidal and Marissa Schuh, IPM Extension Educators, provide weekly updates on observations in area fields. Read about the latest findings on the on the Fruit and Vegetable News site.
New Winsome Fly fact sheet available
Published on 2024-08-13 by woldx018
A new beneficial insect fact sheet has been published on FruitEdge. Winsome Fly is a biocontrol agent of the Japanese beetle and is now naturally spreading in Minnesota. View the fact sheet here.
Opportunity to participate in Winsome Fly Citizen Science project!
Published on 2024-06-24 by woldx018
There is a new opportunity to participate in a Citizen Science project led by Entomologist Bill Hutchison.
Spring 2023 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Update
Published on 2023-04-05 by woldx018
Current information about agricultural water for produce growers is described in this article.
Tomato Transplants & Bacterial Disease
Published on 2022-04-13 by woldx018
The last few years have seen an uptick in the occurrence of three bacterial diseases in Minnesota tomatoes: bacterial spot, bacterial speck, and bacterial canker. Control of all of these diseases begins during transplant production. Read the article on the Fruit & Vegetable News site.