Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group of Washington State

Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group of Washington State University, Oregon State University, and University of Idaho Vegetable Events Calendar PNW-VEG includes 23 specialists from Washington, Idaho and Oregon who contribute expertise in plant pathology, horticulture, weed science and entomology, via website and other activities, to coordinate vegetable extension information and events throughout the region. PNW-VEG Home Alerts Photo Gallery of Vegetable Problems Publications Team Newsletters Vegetable Resources About the Team Vegetable Resources Diagnostic Labs Nematode ID Services Disease Forecast Systems Weather Databases Pesticide Information Centers Pest ID and Management Vegetable Production Vegetable Statistics Vegetable Organizations Select Team Newsletter Articles Specialty Carrot Evaluation Alternatives to Plastic Mulch Soils with Heavy Metals Management of Damping-off Research on Nematodes Mini-Squash Worth the Effort? Marigolds to Control Nematodes Climbing Cucurbits Leafy Vegetable Diseases Iris Yellow Spot Virus Photo Gallery of Vegetable Diseases & Problems Bean, Beet Broccoli, Cabbage Carrot, Cauliflower Cucumber, Garlic Lettuce, Onion Pea, Pepper, Potato Squash, Sweet Corn Swiss Chard, Pumpkin Radish, Spinach, Tomato, Watermelon, Common Problems http: //mtvernon. wsu. edu/path_team/ vegpath_team. htm WSU M. Bush, Extension Horticulturist, Yakima Co. M. Derie, Ag Research Tech, Mount Vernon NWREC L. du Toit, Plant Pathologist, Mount Vernon NWREC J. Glass, Plant Diagnostician, Puyallup REC B. Gundersen, Ag Research Tech, Mount Vernon NWREC D. Inglis, Plant Pathologist, Mount Vernon NWREC R. Larsen, USDA-ARS Virologist, Prosser IAREC D. Mc. Moran, Extension Horticulturist, Skagit Co. C. Miles, Vegetable Horticulturist, Mount Vernon NWREC H. Pappu, Virologist, Pullman L. Porter, USDA-ARS Plant Pathologist, Prosser IAREC N. Rayapati, Virologist, Prosser IAREC C. Wohleb, Extension Horticulturist, Grant/Adams Co. T. Waters, Extension Horticulturist, Benton/Franklin Co. OSU G. Clough, Horticulturalist, Hermiston Ag REC J. Eggers, Ag Research Tech, Hermiston Ag REC P. Hamm, Plant Pathologist, Hermiston Ag REC L. Jensen, Extension Entomologist, Malheur Co. E. Peachey, Weed Scientist/Horticulturist, Corvallis R. Penhallegon, Extension Horticulturist, Eugene S. Rondon, Entomologist, Hermiston Ag REC B. Wu, Plant Pathologist, Central Oregon REC U of Idaho M. Thornton, Horticulturist, SW Idaho R&E Centers Select Alerts Bean Leaf Roll Virus Bean leaf roll virus has been found on pea crops in the PNW near Colton in southeastern WA. See locations and data on University of Idaho’s Interactive Aphid/Virus. Tracker Map. Potato Insect Monitoring Report This weekly report provides the potato industry with current information about the size and whereabouts of important insect pest populations in the Columbia Basin. The project targets three key insects: green peach aphid, beet leafhopper, and potato tuberworm. Read the full report. Select Events WSU Onion Field Day, Othello, WA OSU Potato Field Day, Hermiston, OR WA Tilth Producers’ Annual Conference, Port Townsend, WA PNW Vegetable Assoc. Conf. & Trade Show, Kennewick, WA Vegetable Publication Highlights Physiological Leaf Roll of Tomato http: //cru. cahe. wsu. edu/CEPublications/ PNW 616/PNW 616. pdf Fusarium Dry Rot of Potato http: //www. plantmanagementnetwork. org/edcenter/ seminars/Potato/Fusarium. Dry. Rot. Of. Potatoes/ Recent Photo Gallery Additions A potato late blight forecasting model for the Columbia Basin can be accessed via the WSU Ag. Weather. Net website at http: //weather. wsu. edu/. Subscription to Ag. Weather. Net is free of charge. Late Blight on Potato PNW-VEG Coordinators Lindsey du Toit (dutoit@wsu. edu), Debra Ann Inglis (dainglis@wsu. edu) and Carol Miles (milesc@wsu. edu), all at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC Flea Beetle on Potato