Verticillium wilt is a serious disease of alfalfa with the potential to reduce yields as soon as the second harvest year and to limit productive stand life to 3 years or less. Verticillium wilt (VW) , a fungus-incited ...

The current emphasis on high-quality forage production has made many growers and agricultural consultants aware of the economic importance of controlling the potato leafhopper (Empoasca fabae Harris) on alfalfa. Although ...

Cucumber beetles are the most important insect pests of vine crops or cucurbits (cucumber, squash, melons, and pumpkins) in New York State and across much of the United States. The striped cucumber beetle (Acalymma vittatum) ...

Northern corn rootworm, Diabrotica longicornis, and western corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, are of increasing economic concern in New York. Northern corn rootworm has been in New York for many years, causing ...