The Vegetable IPM Program interacts with commercial vegetable growers to co-create knowledge and disseminate research-based information to find sustainable solutions to pest problems and share practices from the field.
Tomatoes
Tomato Diseases
- Tomato: Anthracnose (Ripe Rot)
- Tomato: Bacterial Canker
- Tomato: Bacterial Speck and Spot
- Tomato: Botrytis Blight
- Tomato: Early Blight
- Tomato: Late Blight
- Tomato: Southern Blight
- Tomato: Fusarium Wilt
- Tomato: Leaf Mold
- Tomato: Phytophthora (Buck-eye Rot)
- Tomato: Pith Necrosis
- Tomato: Powdery Mildew
- Tomato: Pythium
- Tomato: Septoria Leaf Spot
- Tomato: Spotted Wilt Virus
- Tomato: Stemphylium Gray Leaf Spot
- Tomato: Verticillium Wilt
Physiological Disorders & Nutrient Deficiencies
- Tomato: Blossom End Rot
- Tomato: Blotchy Ripening
- Tomato: Catfacing
- Tomato: Growth Cracks
- Tomato: Phosphorus Deficiency
Insect Pests of Tomatoes
- Tomato Pest Identification
- Tomato: Aphids
- Tomato: Broad Mites
- Tomato: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
- Tomato: Colorado Potato Beetle
- Tomato: Cutworms
- Tomato: Flea Beetles
- Tomato: Tarnished Plant Bug
- Tomato: Two-Spotted Spider Mites
Additional Crops - More Fact Sheets Coming Soon!
CT Vegetable Crop Calendar
Asparagus
- Asparagus Pest Identification
Brassica Crops
- Brassica Crop Pest Identification
- Black Rot of Crucifers
- Cole Crop "Worms" (Caterpillar Pests)
Corn
- Sweet Corn Pest Identification
- Sweet Corn Pest ID and Trapping Guide
Cucurbit Diseases
- Cucurbit Pest Identification
- Cucurbit: Angular Leaf Spot
- Cucurbit: Bacterial Wilt
- Cucurbit: Black Rot
- Cucurbit: Downy Mildew
- Cucurbit: Fusarium Crown and Fruit Rot
- Cucurbit: Ozone Damage
- Cucurbit: Phytophthora Blight
- Cucurbit: Plectosporium
- Cucurbit: Powdery Mildew
- Cucurbit: Sclerotinia Fruit Rot
- Cucurbit: Spray Damage
- Cucurbit: Yellow Marker for Precocious Gene
- Cucurbit: Yellow Vine Disease
Insect & Animal Pests of Cucurbits
- Cucurbit: Flea Beetle
- Cucurbit: Ground Hog
- Cucurbit: Spring Tails
- Cucurbit: Squash Bugs
- Cucurbit: Squash Vine Borer
- Cucurbit: Striped and Spotted Cucumber Beetle
Cucurbit IPM
Eggplant
- Eggplant Pest Identification
Legumes
- Bean Pest Identification
Lettuce
- Diseases of Lettuce in Connecticut
Peppers
- Pepper Pest Identification
Potatoes
- Potato Pest Identification
Pumpkins
- Pumpkin Diseases and Resistance Management
In the Field
Biodegradable Mulch
- What is BDM? (PDF) (PPT)
- Deterioration and degradation (PDF) (PPT)
- Using BDM (PDF) (PPT)
- Applying biodegradable mulch (PDF) (PPT)
- Weed Control (PDF) (PPT)
- Economics of Using BDM (PDF) (PPT)
- Soil Sampling for Visible Plastic Fragments (PDF) (PPT)
- Biodegradable Mulch: A Climate Smart Innovation for Vegetable Producers
- What is soil-biodegradable mulch?
- Deterioration and degradation of soil- biodegradable mulch
- Plastics in agriculture soils
- Economics of soil-biodegradable mulch use + mulch cost calculator
- Panel of growers using BDM internationally
High Tunnel
Some Online Resources on Growing Various Crops in High Tunnels
General Articles
Bed Steaming_A. Cantelmo_2019 CTVegSFConference
Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Pricing and Ideas for 2014
Composts for Disease Suppression
Constructing a Deer Fence at the Cecarelli Farm
Contribution of Cover Crop Mulches to Weed Management
Cultivation Tools for Mechanical Weed Control in Vegetables
Having Problems Controlling Vegetable Crop Diseases
Hydrated Lime as an Insect Repellent
Is Integrated Pest Management Profitable?
Learning This Winter with Videos
Lower Your Electric Bill With CooLBot
Pest Management for Vegetable Bedding Plants
Pesticide Safety in Connecticut
Plants that Attract Beneficial Arthropods
Preventing Bacterial Diseases of Vegetables with Hot-Water Seed Treatment
Resistant Tolerant Vegetable Varieties Are Worth A Try
Summary of FSMA Supplemental Revisions for Produce Rule
The Use of Different Colored Mulches for Yield and Earliness
Trichoderma for Control of Soil Pathogens
Use of Cover Crops and Green Manures to Attract Beneficial Insects
Using Beauveria Bassiana for Insect Management
Weed Management
Integrated Pest Management
Farm Business
Marketing
Video Library
Growing Tomatoes In Covered Structures
Q&A: Tomatoes
Scouting Tomatoes