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Vegetable Fact Sheets

  • Allium Leafminer

  • Alliums, Botrytis Neck Rot

  • Alliums, Fusarium Basal Rot

  • Alliums, Post Harvest and Storage Diseases

  • Alliums, Purple Blotch

  • Alliums, Purple Blotch

  • Alliums, White Rot

  • Alliums, White Rot

  • Aphid, Asparagus

  • Aphid, Asparagus

  • Aphid, Cabbage

  • Aphid, Cabbage

  • Aphid, Corn Leaf

  • Aphid, Corn Leaf

  • Aphid, Green Peach

  • Aphid, Green Peach

  • Aphid, Melon

  • Aphid, Melon

  • Aphid, Pea

  • Aphid, Pea

  • Aphid, Potato

  • Aphid, Potato

  • Aphids & Viruses

  • Aphids & Viruses

  • Armyworm, Common

  • Armyworm, Common

  • Armyworm, Fall

  • Armyworm, Fall

  • Asparagus

  • Asparagus

  • Asparagus Beetle, Common

  • Asparagus Beetle, Common

  • Asparagus Beetle, Spotted

  • Asparagus Beetle, Spotted

  • Asparagus Miner

  • Asparagus Miner

  • Asparagus, Fusarium Crown and Root Rot

  • Asparagus, Fusarium Crown and Root Rot

  • Asparagus, Rust

  • Asparagus, Rust

  • Bacterial Diseases of Vegetable Crops: Leaf Spots & Blights

  • Barnyardgrass

  • Barnyardgrass

  • Basil

  • Basil

  • Basil Downy Mildew

  • Basil Downy Mildew

  • Bean, Anthracnose

  • Bean, Anthracnose

  • Bean, Downy Mildew

  • Bean, Downy Mildew

  • Bean, Halo Blight

  • Bean, Halo Blight

  • Bean, Rust

  • Bean, Rust

  • Bean, Viruses

  • Bean, Viruses

  • Beans, Snap, Dry, and Lima

  • Beans, Snap, Dry, and Lima

  • Beets and Swiss Chard

  • Beets and Swiss Chard

  • Best Management Practices for Environmental and Water Resources

  • Bindweed, Field

  • Bindweed, Field

  • Biological Control of Plant Diseases

  • Boron Deficiency

  • Brassicas, Alternaria Leaf Spot

  • Brassicas, Alternaria Leaf Spot

  • Brassicas, Black Leg

  • Brassicas, Black Leg

  • Brassicas, Black Rot

  • Brassicas, Black Rot

  • Brassicas, Clubroot

  • Brassicas, Clubroot

  • Brassicas, Downy Mildew

  • Brassicas, Downy Mildew

  • Brassicas, Fall Insects and Diseases

  • Brassicas, Fall Insects and Diseases

  • Brassicas, Hollow Stem

  • Brassicas, Swede Midge

  • Brassicas, Tip Burn

  • Brassicas, Tip Burn

  • Broccoli and Summer Heat

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

  • Bulb Mites

  • Cabbage Looper

  • Cabbage Looper

  • Cabbage Root Maggot

  • Cabbage Root Maggot

  • Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Other Brassica Crops

  • Cabbage, Broccoli, Cauliflower, and Other Brassica Crops

  • Calculating Fertilizer Applications

  • Campion, White

  • Campion, White

  • Carpetweed

  • Carpetweed

  • Carrot & Parsnip, Bacterial Blight

  • Carrot & Parsnip, Bacterial Blight

  • Carrot & Parsnip, Itersonilia Canker

  • Carrot & Parsnip, Itersonilia Canker

  • Carrot & Parsnip, Rhizoctonia Crown and Root Rot

  • Carrot & Parsnip, Rhizoctonia Crown and Root Rot

  • Carrot and Parsnip

  • Carrot and Parsnip

  • Carrot Rust Fly

  • Carrot Rust Fly

  • Carrot Weevil

  • Carrot Weevil

  • Carrot, Alternaria Leaf Blight

  • Carrot, Alternaria Leaf Blight

  • Carrot, Bacterial Leaf Blight

  • Carrot, Bacterial Leaf Blight

  • Carrot, Black Root Rot

  • Carrot, Black Root Rot

  • Carrots, Identifying Diseases

  • Caterpillars in Brassica Crops

  • Celery

  • Celery

  • Celery, Anthracnose

  • Celery, Anthracnose

  • Cercospora Leaf Spot of Swiss Chard, Beets, and Spinach

  • Chickweed, Common

  • Chickweed, Common

  • Colorado Potato Beetle

  • Colorado Potato Beetle

  • Compost Use and Soil Fertility

  • Compost Use and Soil Fertility

  • Compost: Production, Analysis, & Regulation

  • Corn Earworm

  • Corn Earworm

  • Corn, Common Rust

  • Corn, Common Rust

  • Corn, Northern Corn Leaf Blight

  • Corn, Northern Corn Leaf Blight

  • Corn, Ornamental and Popcorn

  • Corn, Ornamental and Popcorn

  • Corn, Smut

  • Corn, Smut

  • Corn, Stewart's Wilt

  • Corn, Stewart's Wilt

  • Corn, Sweet

  • Corn, Sweet

  • Cover Crop, Hairy Vetch

  • Cover Crops, Brassicas

  • Cover Crops, Buckwheat

  • Cover Crops, Choosing

  • Cover Crops, Late Season

  • Cover Crops, Summer

  • Crabgrass

  • Crabgrass

  • Crop Production Budgets

  • Cross-Striped Cabbage Worm

  • Cross-Striped Cabbage Worm

  • Cucumber Beetle, Spotted

  • Cucumber Beetle, Spotted

  • Cucumber Beetle, Striped

  • Cucumber Beetle, Striped

  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus

  • Cucumber Mosaic Virus

  • Cucumber, Muskmelon, and Watermelon

  • Cucumber, Muskmelon, and Watermelon

  • Cucurbits, Alternaria Leaf Spot

  • Cucurbits, Alternaria Leaf Spot

  • Cucurbits, Anthracnose

  • Cucurbits, Anthracnose

  • Cucurbits, Bacterial Wilt

  • Cucurbits, Bacterial Wilt

  • Cucurbits, Black Rot

  • Cucurbits, Black Rot

  • Cucurbits, Downy Mildew

  • Cucurbits, Downy Mildew

  • Cucurbits, Fungal Fruit Rots

  • Cucurbits, Fusarium Fruit Rot

  • Cucurbits, Fusarium Fruit Rot

  • Cucurbits, Leaf Spots

  • Cucurbits, Plectosporium

  • Cucurbits, Plectosporium

  • Cucurbits, Powdery Mildew

  • Cucurbits, Powdery Mildew

  • Cucurbits, Scab

  • Cucurbits, Scab

  • Cucurbits, Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus

  • Cucurbits, Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus

  • Cutworm, Black

  • Cutworm, Black

  • Cutworm, Variegated

  • Cutworm, Variegated

  • Damping Off

  • Diamondback Moth

  • Diamondback Moth

  • Eggplant

  • Eggplant

  • European Corn Borer

  • European Corn Borer

  • Flea Beetle Biology

  • Flea Beetle, Brassica

  • Flea Beetle, Brassica

  • Flea Beetle, Solanaceous

  • Flea Beetle, Solanaceous

  • Flooded Crops: Food Safety and Crop Loss Issues

  • Flooded Crops: Food Safety and Crop Loss Issues

  • Fungus Gnats

  • Fungus Gnats

  • Galinsoga

  • Galinsoga

  • Garlic

  • Garlic

  • Garlic Bloat Nematode

  • Garlic Bloat Nematode

  • Garlic Harvest, Curing, and Storage

  • Hornworm, Tomato

  • Hornworm, Tomato

  • Hot Water Seed Treatment

  • Imported Cabbageworm

  • Imported Cabbageworm

  • Improve Pest Management by Planning Ahead

  • Infiltration

  • Insectary Plants: Flower Power for Natural Enemies of Vegetable Pests

  • Irrigating Vegetable Crops

  • Irrigation, Drip

  • Irrigation, Drip

  • Jimsonweed

  • Jimsonweed

  • Johnsongrass

  • Johnsongrass

  • Lambsquarters, Common

  • Lambsquarters, Common

  • Leafhopper, Aster

  • Leafhopper, Aster

  • Leafhopper, Potato

  • Leafhopper, Potato

  • Leafminer, Allium

  • Leafminer, Beet and Spinach

  • Leafminer, Beet and Spinach

  • Leeks

  • Leeks

  • Lettuce, Downy Mildew

  • Lettuce, Endive, and Escarole

  • Lettuce, Endive, and Escarole

  • Lettuce, Septoria Blight

  • Lettuce, Septoria Blight

  • Managing Wildlife Damage In Maturing Sweet Corn

  • Mesclun

  • Mesclun

  • Mexican Bean Beetle

  • Mexican Bean Beetle

  • Morning Glory

  • Morning Glory

  • Mustard, Wild

  • Mustard, Wild

  • Nightshade

  • Nightshade

  • Nutrient Management Plan Checklist

  • Nutsedge, Yellow

  • Nutsedge, Yellow

  • Okra

  • Okra

  • Onion

  • Onion

  • Onion Maggot

  • Onion Maggot

  • Onions, Harvest and Curing

  • Optimal Storage Conditions and Ethylene Sensitivity of Fall Storage Crops

  • Optimal Storage Conditions and Ethylene Sensitivity of Fall Storage Crops

  • Optimal Storage Conditions and Ethylene Sensitivity of Fall Storage Crops

  • Orchardgrass

  • Orchardgrass

  • Panicum, Fall

  • Panicum, Fall

  • Parsley

  • Parsley

  • Peas

  • Peas

  • Pepper

  • Pepper

  • Pepper Maggot

  • Pepper Maggot

  • Pepper, Soft Rot

  • Pepper, Soft Rot

  • Pest Scouting and Using the UMass Scouting Sheets

  • Pheromone Traps, Monitoring Supplies, and Pest Alerts

  • Phytophthora Blight

  • Phytophthora Blight

  • Pigweed, Redroot

  • Pigweed, Redroot

  • Pineappleweed

  • Pineappleweed

  • Planting a Healthy Garlic Crop

  • Potato

  • Potato

  • Potato Harvest and Storage

  • Potato, Blackleg

  • Potato, Blackleg

  • Potato, Identifying Diseases

  • Potato, Scab

  • Potato, Scab

  • Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test

  • Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test

  • Preparing Your Greenhouses for a Hurricane

  • Preventing Bird Damage

  • Preventing Deer Damage

  • Produce Wash Water Sanitizers: Chlorine and PAA

  • Produce Wash Water Sanitizers: Chlorine and PAA

  • Pumpkin and Winter Squash Harvest and Storage

  • Pumpkin, Squash, and Gourds

  • Pumpkin, Squash, and Gourds

  • Purslane, Common

  • Purslane, Common

  • Pythium Fruit Rot

  • Pythium Fruit Rot

  • Quackgrass

  • Quackgrass

  • Radish

  • Radish

  • Ragweed, Common

  • Ragweed, Common

  • Recognizing Tomato Blights

  • Root Knot Nematode

  • Root Knot Nematode

  • Rutabaga and Turnip

  • Rutabaga and Turnip

  • Sap (Picnic) Beetle

  • Sap (Picnic) Beetle

  • Scarab Beetle: Japanese, Oriental and Asiatic Garden Beetles

  • Seed Corn Maggot

  • Seed Corn Maggot

  • Slugs

  • Slugs

  • Smartweed, Pennsylvania

  • Smartweed, Pennsylvania

  • Soil Basics Part I: Physical Properites of Soil

  • Soil Basics Part I: Physical Properites of Soil

  • Soil Basics Part II: Chemical Properties of Soil

  • Soil Basics Part II: Chemical Properties of Soil

  • Soil Basics Part III: Organic Matter, Key to Management

  • Soil Basics Part III: Organic Matter, Key to Management

  • Soil Basics Part IV: Putting it All Together

  • Soil Basics Part IV: Putting it All Together

  • Soil Basics Part V: Topdressing and Sidedressing Nitrogen

  • Soil Basics Part V: Topdressing and Sidedressing Nitrogen

  • Solanaceous, Alternaria Fruit Rot

  • Solanaceous, Alternaria Fruit Rot

  • Solanaceous, Anthracnose

  • Solanaceous, Anthracnose

  • Solanaceous, Bacterial Canker

  • Solanaceous, Bacterial Canker

  • Solanaceous, Bacterial Spot

  • Solanaceous, Bacterial Spot

  • Solanaceous, Blossom End Rot

  • Solanaceous, Blossom End Rot

  • Solanaceous, Early Blight

  • Solanaceous, Early Blight

  • Solanaceous, Late Blight

  • Solanaceous, Late Blight

  • Solanaceous, Potato Virus Y

  • Solanaceous, Powdery Mildew

  • Solanaceous, Powdery Mildew

  • Solanaceous, Septoria Leaf Spot

  • Solanaceous, Septoria Leaf Spot

  • Solanaceous, Tobacco Mosaic Virus

  • Solanaceous, Tobacco Mosaic Virus

  • Solanaceous, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

  • Solanaceous, Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus

  • Solanaceous, Verticillium Wilt

  • Solanaceous, Verticillium Wilt

  • Spinach

  • Spinach

  • Spinach Downy Mildew

  • Spinach Downy Mildew

  • Spinach, Cladosporium Leaf Spot

  • Spotted Wing Drosophila

  • Spotted Wing Drosophila

  • Squash Bug

  • Squash Bug

  • Squash Vine Borer

  • Squash Vine Borer

  • Stalk Borer, Common

  • Stalk Borer, Common

  • Standard Operating Procedures

  • Stink Bug

  • Stink Bug

  • Sweet Potato

  • Sweet Potato

  • Sweet Potato Harvest and Storage

  • Tarnished Plant Bug

  • Tarnished Plant Bug

  • Tarping for Vegetable Crops

  • Tarping for Vegetable Crops

  • Thrips, Onion

  • Thrips, Onion

  • Thrips, Western Flower

  • Thrips, Western Flower

  • Tomato Russet Mite

  • Tomato Russet Mite

  • Tomato, Bacterial Speck

  • Tomato, Bacterial Speck

  • Tomato, Buckeye Rot

  • Tomato, Buckeye Rot

  • Tomato, Cat Facing

  • Tomato, Cat Facing

  • Tomato, Field

  • Tomato, Field

  • Tomato, Fruit Cracking

  • Tomato, Fruit Cracking

  • Tomato, Greenhouse

  • Tomato, Greenhouse

  • Tomato, Leaf Blights

  • Tomato, Leaf Mold

  • Tomato, Leaf Mold

  • Tomato, Physiological Ripening Disorders

  • Tomato, Physiological Ripening Disorders

  • Tomato, Pith Necrosis

  • Tomato, Pith Necrosis

  • Tomato, Stitching

  • Tomato, Stitching

  • Two-spotted Spider Mite

  • Two-spotted Spider Mite

  • Understanding Weed Life Cycles: the Key to Better Management

  • Understanding Weed Life Cycles: the Key to Better Management

  • Velvetleaf

  • Velvetleaf

  • Water Source Self- Questionnaire

  • Water Source Self- Questionnaire

  • Water Source Self- Questionnaire

  • Weed Control Table

  • White Mold

  • White Mold

  • Whitefly, Greenhouse

  • Whitefly, Greenhouse

  • Wireworm

  • Wireworm


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