Fruit & Vegetable Crops

Introduction <br /> <br /> A native of Japan and China, where it is not an important pest, the Asiatic garden beetle (Maladera castanea) was first d...

Dr. Alan T. Eaton, Extension Specialist, Entomology and George Hamilton, Extension Field Specialist, Food & Agriculture

Adult raspberry crown borers are striking black and yellow moths, 10 to 15mm (3/8 to 5/8 inch) long. In some individuals, the yellow is quite bright, ...

Read the label before you buy! <br /> <br /> Make certain a pesticide you are considering buying is labeled for your intended purpose. That means th...

Pears will grow well in all but the coldest areas of New Hampshire. Popular varieties such as Bartlett and Bosc are reasonably winter hardy where temp...

The Colorado Potato Beetle (CPB) preferred the potato to its host weed and has spread to become a serious pest throughout the US and Eastern Canada. T...

Once thought of as the most destructive insect pest on apples, this European native now exists wherever apples are grown in the U.S. Since the introdu...

Among the several species of plant bugs that invade New Hampshire fruit, vegetable, and ornamental crops, the one that does the most damage is the tar...

The redbanded leafroller (Argyrotaenia velutinana) became an important apple pest after the introduction of DDT to control codling moths in the late 1...

The information below, and in a printable table, will help you to determine the best time to start your seeds.<br /> <br /> You must first, determin...