A Newsletter for Commercial Potato and Vegetable Growers Prepared by the University of Wisconsin Madison Vegetable Research and Extension Specialists
Hello,
Click here to find our UW Madison Division of Extension Vegetable Crop Updates Newsletter for June 7, 2026. In this issue we address:
- potato production and weather updates
- potato early and late blight disease model updates
- cucurbit downy mildew spores confirmed in Michigan (no disease reports)
- onion thrips updates and management
- Colorado potato beetle updates and management
Best regards,
Amanda
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Amanda Gevens
Associate Chair, Professor & Extension Specialist
Administrative Director of the Wisconsin Seed Potato Certification Program
Fritz Friday Chair for Vegetable Production Research
Plant Pathology Department
1630 Linden Drive Room
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI 53706
gevens@wisc.edu/608-575-3029
Potato & Vegetable Pathology Research and Extension
https://vegpath.plantpath.wisc.edu/
