IPM for Vegetable & Fruit Crops

The 2025-2026 New England Vegetable Management Guide is now available. Learn More

UNH Extension has been helping growers through the IPM program since 1978. Entomologist Alan Eaton and field specialist George Hamilton, now both reti... Learn More

Researchers from the UNH Insect Collection have detected two previously unreported species of blueberry gall midge (Dasineura oxycoccana and Prodiplos... Learn More

Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was identified in southern NH on August 6, 2024. Learn More

Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was identified in southern NH today, July 7, 2023. Learn More

Pest update for vegetable and fruit growers: SWD and western bean cutworm are being captured in southern NH. Learn More

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Recent changes in local and federal pesticide laws in our region have led to a push by researchers to develop better IPM strategies for managing Delia... Learn More

Meg McGrath, plant pathologist at Cornell University, is looking for samples of downy mildew on Brassica crops. See her note below, and please contact... Learn More

The current risk for cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) in New England, including southern NH, is moderate according to the CDM IPM forecasting model: https:... Learn More