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Title	Tag	Last Reviewed/Updated
Anthracnose of Bean	Jude Boucher	2012
Bacterial Bean Blights	Mary Concklin	2012
Bean Rust	Mary Concklin	2012
Bean Viruses	Mary Concklin	2012
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug	Mary Concklin	2012
Molds and Mildews of Beans in Connecticut	Mary Concklin	2012
Pea Aphid: Acyrthosiphon pisum	Jude Boucher	2012

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Asparagus Aphid: Brachycorynella asparagi	Jude Boucher	2012

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Caterpillar Brassica	Jude Boucher
Clubroot of Crucifers	Jude Boucher	2012
Have you seen this beetle?	Jude Boucher
Identification of Cole Crop Pests	Jude Boucher	2012
New Powdery Mildew Fungicide for Cucurbits	Jude Boucher	2015
Perimeter Trap Cropping for Cole Crops	Jude Boucher	2012
Two Common, Late-Season Cole Crop Diseases	Jude Boucher	2012

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Common Diseases of Corn in Connecticut	Pamela S. Mercure	2012
Corn Rootworm or Crow Damage?	Jude Boucher	2012
Corn leaf aphid: Rhopalosiphum maidis	Jude Boucher	2012
Effects of Plant Density and Tillage on 'Montauk' Sweet Corn Ear Size and Profits	Jude Boucher, Robert Durgy	2012
Identification of Sweet Corn Pests	Jude Boucher	2012
Minute Pirate Bugs	Jude Boucher	2012
NLCB Resistant Sweet Corn	Jude Boucher	2012
Reduced Risk Pesticide Program for Sweet Corn	Jude Boucher	2012
Relative Resistance of Sweet Corn Varieties to Common Diseases in the Northeast	Jude Boucher	2014
Scheduling Sweet Corn Plantings	Jude Boucher	2012
Scheduling Sweet Corn Plantings—The Anderson Farm Way	Jude Boucher	2012
Stewart's Wilt Warning for Southern New England Sweet Corn Growers	Jude Boucher	2012
Transplanting Sweet Corn At Cold Spring Brook Farm	Jude Boucher	2012
UConn's Sweet Corn IPM Action Thresholds	Jude Boucher	2012
Using Trichogramma and Bt for European Corn Borer Control	Jude Boucher	2012

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Using IPM on CPB Saves Money, Insecticides	Jude Boucher	2012

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Downy Mildew of Basil	Joan Allen	2012
Organic Control of Basil Downy Mildew	Joan Allen	2012

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Blister Beetle: Have You Seen This Beetle?	Jude Boucher
Corn Leaf Aphid: Rhopalosiphum maidis	Jude Boucher	2012
Corn Rootworm or Crow Damage?	Jude Boucher	2012
Identification of Sweet Corn Pests	Jude Boucher	2012
Managing Pepper Maggots with OMRI-Approved GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait	Jude Boucher	2012
Minute Pirate Bugs - Tiny Takers	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper IPM: Aphids	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper IPM: Aphids and Viruses	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper IPM: European Corn Borer	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper Maggot: Damage, Detection, Monitoring, and Management	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper Maggot: How to Catch a Fly	Jude Boucher	2012
Perimeter Trap Crop Recommendations for Pepper Maggots	Jude Boucher	2012
Potato Leafhopper	Jude Boucher	2012
Protecting Cucumbers from Beetles and Wilt with Perimeter Trap Cropping	Jude Boucher	2012
Striped Cucumber Beetles	Jude Boucher	2012
Squash Beetle	Jude Boucher	2014
Squash Vine Borer Control	Jude Boucher	2012
Squash Vine Borer Management, UNH	Dr. Alan T. Eaton	2017

When Pepper Maggots Invade Your Farm	Jude Boucher	2013

Title	Tag	Last Reviewed/Updated
Action Thresholds for Weeds in Peppers	Jude Boucher	2012
Bacterial Leaf Spot in Peppers	Jude Boucher	2012
Chemical/Microbial Control of Phytophtora Blight	Jude Boucher	2013
Pepper IPM: European Corn Borer	Jude Boucher	2012
How to Catch a Fly	Jude Boucher	2012
Managing Bacterial Leaf Spot	Jude Boucher	2012
Managing Pepper Maggots with OMRI-Approved GF-120 Fruit Fly Bait	Jude Boucher	2012
Managing Phytophthora Blight (Phytophthora capsici): Chemicals or Alternatives?	Jude Boucher	2012
Minor Diseases of Pepper	Jude Boucher	2012
One Darn Good Reason to Rotate: Phytophthora	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper IPM: Aphids	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper IPM: Aphids and Viruses	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper Maggot: Damage, Detection, Monitoring, and Management	Jude Boucher	2012
Pepper Maggot Invasions and Organic Farms	Jude Boucher	2012
Perimeter Trap Crop Recommendations for Pepper Maggots	Jude Boucher	2012
Preventing Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables with Hot-Water Seed Treatment	Jude Boucher	2012
Summary: Pepper Integrated Pest Management Options	Jude Boucher	2012
When Pepper Maggots Invade Your Farm	Jude Boucher	2013

Title	Tag	Last Reviewed/Updated
Common Scab	Jude Boucher	2012
Early Blight and Late Blight of Potato	Jude Boucher	2012
Potato Viruses	Jude Boucher	2012
Potato leafhopper	Jude Boucher	2012
Vascular Wilts of Potato	Jude Boucher	2012

Title	Tag	Last Reviewed/Updated
Black Rot of Cucurbits	Jude Boucher	2012
Blister Beetle: Have you seen this beetle?	Jude Boucher
Characterization of the Black Rot Fungus and an Update on Bacterial Wilt	Jude Boucher	2012
Consider Planting Disease Resistant Summer Squash and Zucchini	Jude Boucher	2012
Cucurbit Yellow Vine Disease (CYVD) in Connecticut	Jude Boucher	2012
Directions for Using a Perimeter Trap Crop Strategy to Protect Cucurbit Crops	Jude Boucher	2012
Disease Tolerance of Zucchini and Yellow Squash Varieties	Jude Boucher	2012
Effects of Fungicide Timing & Tillage on Powdery Mildew Resistant Pumpkins: PowerPoint	Jude Boucher	2012
Fungicide Resistant Pumpkins	Jude Boucher	2013
Leaf and Fruit Diseases of Cucurbits I	Jude Boucher	2012
Leaf and Fruit Diseases of Cucurbits II	Jude Boucher	2012
Managing Squash Vine Borer	Dr. Alan T. Eaton, UNH	2017
Maximizing Pumpkin Production Through Spacing, Fertilizer, Irrigation, and Varietal Selection	Jude Boucher	2012
Mildew Diseases of Cucurbits	Jude Boucher	2012
Perimeter Trap Cropping for Yellow and Green Summer Squash	Jude Boucher	2012
Plectosporium Blight and New Spray Recommendations for 2005	Jude Boucher	2012
Protecting Cucumbers from Beetles and Wilt with Perimeter Trap Cropping	Jude Boucher	2012
New Powdery Mildew Fungus for Cucurbits	Jude Boucher	2015
Pumpkin Disease and Resistance Management	Jude Boucher	2011
Pumpkin Fungicide Program	Jude Boucher	2014
Scouting for Downy Mildew on Cucurbit Crops	Jude Boucher	2012
Squash Beetle	Jude Boucher	2014
Squash Vine Borer Control	Jude Boucher	2012
Striped Cucumber Beetles	Jude Boucher	2012
Techniques for Improving Spray Coverage in Pumpkins and Winter Squash	Jude Boucher	2012
Using Pre-Sidedress Nitrate Test for Pumpkins	Jude Boucher	2012
Viruses of Cucurbits	Jude Boucher	2012

Title	Tag	Last Updated
Bacterial Diseases of Tomato	Jude Boucher	2012
Biological Pest Control Success in Greenhouse Tomatoes	Jude Boucher	2012
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug	Mary Concklin	2014
Disinfecting Used Tomato Stakes		2021
Early Blight Management in Fresh Market Tomatoes	Jude Boucher	2012
Fungal Leaf & Fruit Spots of Tomatoes I	Jude Boucher	2012
Fungal Leaf & Fruit Spots of Tomatoes II	Jude Boucher	2012
Managing Bacterial Canker in Tomato: Key Strategies	Jude Boucher	2012
Mosaic Diseases of Tomatoes	Jude Boucher	2012
Powdery Mildew on Tomato	Jude Boucher	2012
Problems with Septoria Leaf Spot on Tomatoes	Jude Boucher	2015
Forecasting Models to Time Tomato Fungicides	Jude Boucher
Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus	Jude Boucher	2012
Tomatoes: Are you Ready for Late Blight?	Jude Boucher	2013
Using Forecasting Models to Time Tomato Fungicides (and Insect Management)	Jude Boucher
Vascular Wilts of Tomato	Jude Boucher	2012
What You Need to Know About Tomato IPM	Jude Boucher
Yellow Shoulder on Tomato	Jude Boucher

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