Hi folks, Quick pest/disease update for the end of the week: Aphid Alert: Still no green peach aphids this week Ave # of aphids per trap around 3.5, just slightly lower than last week. Majority of aphids remain “other aphids.” Region Week Ending Number of Samples Green Peach Aphid Potato Aphid Buckthorn Aphid Foxglove...
The rainfall on Sunday & Monday was most welcome, and hopefully more will come in the near future. While rainfall totals are quite variable across the province, it looks like most of the province got between 15 and 25 mm over the two days. I...
Hi everyone, Sorry that this week’s update is a little bit late…I’m taking in the Potato Sustainability Alliance Symposium in Charlottetown today and tomorrow. Yesterday, I was able to get out into several fields in East Prince, as we also had the 2nd Crop Update Meeting of...
Hi everyone. I few quick updates before the weekend: Spore Trapping Update: No late blight spores in PEI or NB. Maine continues to find late blight spores but not reports of infection yet. Early blight spores were found in large numbers at two sites in Prince...
Hi everyone, After a few grey days with spotty showers, it looks like we’ve moved into a little drier, sunnier stretch. In looking at the PEI Dept of Ag weather stations, most of the Island has received 10-15 mm of rainfall over the last 7 days,...
Hi everyone, We’re in the middle of warm, muggy week in PEI. The forecast looks unsettled for the next few days, with chance of afternoon and evening thundershowers. Today’s update is slightly delayed due to the Canada Day holiday, and we don’t have all of our...
Hi everyone, Starting today, my goal is to have an Agronomy Update out on Wednesday afternoons that includes available data from various pest and disease monitoring programs as well as updates from my desk on crop progress and other tidbits to pass along. After a somewhat slower...
Hi everyone, A quick note to start the week. In looking at rainfall totals from the weekend, most of the Island received 25-35 mm between Friday and today. Despite not getting a lot of rainfall Saturday and Sunday, field conditions are generally wet. Thankfully, the forecast...
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