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In this Issue: VEGETABLE NEWS Survival of Bean Leaf Beetle and Striped Cucumber Beetle in Minnesota Vegetable farming publications available from U of M Extension Service STRAWBERRY NEWS Pest Focus: Strawberry Bud Weevil (Anthonomus signatus) The 2004 Strawberry Integrated Pest Management Project – Part 1: Insect Pest Management APPLE NEWS The Insect Anti-Dating Service: Using Sex Pheromones For Monitoring, Trapping, and Mating Disruption WEB SITES
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Web Sites of Interest:Wisconsin Pest Bulletin Published weekly during the growing season, the Wisconsin Pest Bulletin offers pest alerts, information on insect and disease distribution and development, weather data and pest-related news from regulatory agencies. It covers agronomic and horticultural crops, nurseries, Christmas trees, honey bees, ginseng and the Gypsy Moth program in Wisconsin. Available at: http://datcp.state.wi.us/arm/environment/insects/pest-bulletin/ Weed Emergence Sequences – Knowledge to guide scouting and control Produced jointly by IA State U. Extension, U of WI Extension, U of IL, U of MN Extension, and USDA-ARS. Categorizes weeds by emergence time (early to late). Available at: www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/DC7528.html
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison, Department of Entomology,
University of Minnesota, hutch002@umn.edu The Newsletter is published weekly from May through August, cooperatively, by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) and the University of Minnesota (U of MN). Reports are posted on the U of MN and MDA web sites on Fridays. If you have suggestions and/or comments, please send your contributions by 4 p.m., Tuesday to Jeanne Ciborowski, 651-297-3217, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us , MDA, 90 W. Plato Blvd., St. Paul, MN 55107-2094. You can access the Newsletter at the U of MN web site in htm. format at: www.vegedge.umn.edu/MNFruit&VegNews/mnindex.htm and at the MDA web site in pdf. format at: www.mda.state.mn.us/biocon/fruitreports/default.htm Partial funding for this publication is provided through partnership agreements with the Minnesota Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association and the United States Department of Agriculture – Risk Management Agency (RMA) and the RMA Community Outreach and Assistance Partnership Program. These institutions are equal opportunity providers. DISCLAIMER References to products in this publication is not intended to be an endorsement to the exclusion of others which may have similar uses. Any person using products listed in this publication assumes full responsibility for their use in accordance with current manufacturer directions. |
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