Vegetable Production Publications--2002

Bill Hutchison, Dept. of Entomology, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minn.

1-- Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for 2002 (BU-7094-S): The latest edition of the 2002 Vegetable Production Guide for MN (and surrounding Midwest States) is available from the Minnesota Extension Service Distribution Center. This Guide, is the product of multiple extension specialists in the Midwest Region (IN, IL, IA, MN and MO), and provides the most recent research-based pest management recommendations, pest thresholds, and label changes for herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. The guide also provides considerable general production information regarding seeding rates, plant spacing, variety selection and fertility recommendations.

Several updates and changes for the 2002 Production Guide include:

New and Revised Sections:

Tables listing labeled pesticides have been modified to show pre-harvest intervals and re-entry intervals for each pesticide
Nematode management section revised
New section on Chemigation

Disease Management

Revised table summarizing disease management strategies
Expanded label for Actigard 50WG; see Salad and Green Crops.
Expanded label for Flint WDG; Pepper and Tomato
Expanded label for Omega 500F; Potato
Pea disease section has been expanded.
Changes have been made to many rates, pre-harvest interval (PHI), and re-entry intervals for several fungicides, and resistance management strategies

Weed Management

Command 3 ME labeled for pre-plant application in cabbage, cucumber, muskmelon, snap bean, squash, sweet potato, watermelon.
Select now labeled for post-emergence grass control in carrot, cucumber, eggplant, muskmelon, pepper, potato, pumpkin, squash, watermelon.

Insect Management

Confirm 2F now labeled for cole crops (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower).
Leverage, now labeled for cole crops, potatoes.
Proclaim, now labeled for cole crops, celery, lettuce
Platinum 2S and Actara 25 WDG Admire label expanded to include several soil application methods in cucurbits, eggplant, peppers, tomatoes, potato
Mustang label added/revised for sweet corn.
Vydate on celery; PHI changed from 14 to 21 days.
Changes in PHIs for many older insecticides
Larvin 3.2EC updates for sweet corn.
Gaucho 480 for sweet corn and snap beans.
Deletions: Diazinon removed from snap beans, celery, cucumber, pepper, potato, greens, squash, turnips. Di-Syston deleted from tomatoes.

To order from the U of M Distribution Center, St. Paul Campus, call toll free: 1-800-876-8636, or contact your local MN County Extension office. This guide can also be orderd via the MN Extension Service Web site, at: http://www.extension.umn.edu/units/dc/order.html?item=07094

2-Vegetable Insect Pest Fact Sheets:

During 2001-2002, several new insect pest fact sheets were completed; all are available on the VegEdge Web site, including:
Asparagus Beetle
Cabbage Maggot
Seed Corn Maggot
Potato Leafhopper/Snap Beans
Corn earworm/Snap Beans
Squash Vine Borer
Red Turnip Beetle

3-Because pesticide labels change throughout the year…

Also consider the On-line Resource for Updated Label changes, for nearly all pesticides, can be viewed at: http://www.cdms.net/manuf/manuf.asp

Searches can be done by company, or label name. All labels, and Safety Data Sheets are provided as PDF files; will need Acrobat Reader, to download, view or print Labels, as PDF files.

4-And Many More….

To access all VegEdge-reviewed fact sheets (listed by crop or by pest), including resources from other Midwestern U.S. states, check out (and bookmark!!) the following VegEdge web site.

Co-Editors: Bill Hutchison, Department of Entomology, University of Minnesota, hutch002@tc.umn.edu
Jeanne Ciborowski, IPM Program, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, jeanne.ciborowski@state.mn.us
Cindy Tong, Department of Horticulture, University of Minnesota, ctong@extension.umn.edu
Production Editor: Suzanne Wold, Research Assistant, University of Minnesota, woldx018@tc.umn.edu

Disclaimer
Reference 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 directions of the manufacturer

Last Revised May 30, 2002.
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