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Pacific Northwest Vegetable Extension Group of
Washington State University, Oregon State
University, and University of Idaho
PNW-VEG includes 23 specialists from Washington,
Idaho and Oregon who contribute expertise in
plant pathology, horticulture, weed science and
entomology, via website and other activities, to
coordinate vegetable extension information and
events throughout the region.
Select Events WSU Onion Field Day, Othello, WA
OSU Potato Field Day, Hermiston, OR WA Tilth
Producers Annual Conference, Port Townsend,
WA PNW Vegetable Assoc. Conf. Trade
Show, Kennewick, WA
Vegetable Events Calendar PNW-VEG Home
Alerts Photo Gallery of Vegetable
Problems Publications Team Newsletters Vegetabl
e Resources About the Team
WSU M. Bush, Extension Horticulturist,
Yakima Co. M. Derie, Ag Research Tech, Mount
Vernon NWREC L. du Toit, Plant Pathologist,
Mount Vernon NWREC J. Glass, Plant Diagnostician,
Puyallup REC B. Gundersen, Ag Research Tech,
Mount Vernon NWREC D. Inglis, Plant Pathologist,
Mount Vernon NWREC R. Larsen, USDA-ARS
Virologist, Prosser IAREC D. McMoran, Extension
Horticulturist, Skagit Co. C. Miles, Vegetable
Horticulturist, Mount Vernon NWREC H. Pappu,
Virologist, Pullman L. Porter, USDA-ARS Plant
Pathologist, Prosser IAREC N. Rayapati,
Virologist, Prosser IAREC C. Wohleb, Extension
Horticulturist, Grant/Adams Co. T. Waters,
Extension Horticulturist, Benton/Franklin
Co. OSU G. Clough, Horticulturalist, Hermiston Ag
REC J. Eggers, Ag Research Tech, Hermiston Ag
REC P. Hamm, Plant Pathologist, Hermiston Ag
REC L. Jensen, Extension Entomologist, Malheur
Co. E. Peachey, Weed Scientist/Horticulturist,
Corvallis R. Penhallegon, Extension
Horticulturist, Eugene S. Rondon, Entomologist,
Hermiston Ag REC B. Wu, Plant Pathologist,
Central Oregon REC U of Idaho M. Thornton,
Horticulturist, SW Idaho RE Centers
Vegetable Resources Diagnostic Labs Nematode ID
Services Disease Forecast Systems Weather
Databases Pesticide Information Centers Pest ID
and Management Vegetable Production Vegetable
Statistics Vegetable Organizations Select Team
Newsletter Articles Specialty Carrot Evaluation
Alternatives to Plastic Mulch Soils with Heavy
Metals Management of Damping-off Research on
Nematodes Mini-Squash Worth the Effort?
Marigolds to Control Nematodes Climbing
Cucurbits Leafy Vegetable Diseases Iris Yellow
Spot Virus Photo Gallery of Vegetable Diseases
Problems Bean, Beet Broccoli, Cabbage Carrot,
Cauliflower Cucumber, Garlic Lettuce, Onion
Pea, Pepper, Potato Squash, Sweet Corn Swiss Cha
rd, Pumpkin Radish, Spinach, Tomato, Watermelon,
Common Problems
Vegetable Publication Highlights Physiological
Leaf Roll of Tomato http//cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPubl
ications/PNW616/PNW616.pdf Fusarium Dry Rot of
Potato http//www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/edcen
ter/seminars/Potato/FusariumDryRotOfPotatoes/
http//mtvernon.wsu.edu/path_team/vegpath_team.ht
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Select Alerts Bean Leaf Roll Virus Bean leaf
roll virus has been found on pea crops in the PNW
near Colton in southeastern WA. See locations and
data on University of Idahos Interactive
Aphid/VirusTracker Map. Potato Insect
Monitoring Report This weekly report provides the
potato industry with current information about
the size and whereabouts of important insect pest
populations in the Columbia Basin. The project
targets three key insects green peach aphid,
beet leafhopper, and potato tuberworm. Read the
full report. A potato late blight forecasting
model for the Columbia Basin can be accessed via
the WSU AgWeatherNet website at
http//weather.wsu.edu/. Subscription to
AgWeatherNet is free of charge.
Recent Photo Gallery Additions
Late Blight on Potato
PNW-VEG Coordinators Lindsey du Toit
(dutoit_at_wsu.edu), Debra Ann Inglis
(dainglis_at_wsu.edu) and Carol Miles
(milesc_at_wsu.edu), all at WSU Mount Vernon NWREC
Flea Beetle on Potato