A new issue of the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (Volume 16,
number 15) has been posted on the web. To reach the home page for
the Illinois Fruit and Vegetable News (with links to all issues and
additional resources), use the following link:
http://www.ipm.uiuc.edu/ifvn/index.html
For direct access to issue 16:15, use the following link:
http://ipm.illinois.edu/ifvn/volume16/frveg1615.html
Note that a pdf file of this issue is available for those who wish to print it.
In this issue ...
Upcoming Programs (note especially the Illinois-Iowa Cucurbit School,
Great Lakes EXPO, the Illiana Vegetable Growers School, and the 2011
IL Specialty Crops, Agritourism, and Organics Conference)
Regional Updates (from Maurice Ogutu and Elizabeth Wahle)
Notes from Chris Doll (apple harvest, seasonal observations, and some
new cultivar ratings)
Growing Challenges and Specialty Crop Production in Illinois
(excessive rainfall and the need for irrigation)
Fruit Production and Pest Management (fact sheet and recommendations
on grape phylloxera)
Vegetable Production and Pest Management (new vegetable insecticide
registrations)
University of Illinois Extension Specialists in Fruit & Vegetable
Production & Pest Management
Rick Weinzierl
Richard A. Weinzierl, Professor and Extension Entomologist
Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois
S-334 Turner Hall, 1102 South Goodwin Avenue
Urbana, IL 61801
weinz...@uiuc.edu, Ph. 217-333-6651
