Aphid Alert: a research/outreach program providing region-wide virus vector surveillance
to
the Northern Great Plains potato industry
Aphid
Alert 2003, No. 1,
June 20
Published cooperatively by
the
Department of Entomology,
College of Agricultural, Food & Environmental
Sciences,
University of Minnesota, the
University of Minnesota Extension
Service,
and the State Seed Potato Programs of Minnesota and North Dakota
Project funding
provided by:
the Northern Plains Potato Growers Association,
the Minnesota State Legislature,
Rapid Agricultural Response Initiative
&
the
United States Department of Agriculture,
Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service,
Integrated Pest Management Program, North Central Region
WWW address:
http://ipmworld.umn.edu/alert.htm
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Aphid
Situation in Week Ending June 20
A well developed low level jet is presently in place over the
Central U.S. This pattern has been in place since 23:00 h, June
19 CST. This is the strongest such event
of spring 2003. Such events are commonly associated with
long distance transport of aphids and leafhoppers. Cold fronts, especially when accompanied by precipitation, are commonly
associated with flight termination, literally raining the insects
out. Thunderstorms are forecast for the Red River
Valley beginning early Saturday morning. During the next week,
seed potato growers should monitor their fields for green peach
aphid. Low numbers of green peach aphid have already been
reported in some northern potato fields, e.g, Brooten, MN and
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Status of Aphid Alert Network
The funding available to support the Aphid Alert Network
is considerably less than in previous years. Consequently,
the trapping network will have fewer traps and will be more
limited in its geographic coverage. In 2003, traps will be
situated at Baker, Climax, Gully, Karlstad, and Williams in
Minnesota, and at Hoople, Grand Forks, and Walhalla in North
Dakota. The traps are being put in place this week and we
expect to be reporting capture data by the end of June. |
Welcome to Erin Hladilek Ms. Erin Hladilek is now the person responsible for daily operations of the Aphid Alert network and identifying our aphids. Erin joined our Aphid Alert after completing her M.S. degree in the laboratory of Professor David Andow, insect ecologist at the University of Minnesota. Erin will be filling the rather large shoes of Dr. Robert Suranyi who served Aphid Alert with great distinction from 1998-2003. Robert recently accepted a position with McLaughlin, Gormley, King Company, Minneapolis. We will miss Robert, but are pleased to welcome Erin.
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Summary of Aphid Survey Results, 1998 ― 2001
A poster describing the Aphid Alert project and
detailing results from 1998-2001 was presented at the 4th
National IPM Symposium, April 6-12, 2003, in Indianapolis, IN.
This poster "Aphid
Alert: Regional
Surveillance of Virus Vector Aphid Species of Potato in the
Northern Plains"
is available online but you will want access to a
high-speed line to download as the file is very large (2324 kb).
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Potato late blight status reports |
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Alert This is the first issue of Aphid Alert for the 2003 growing season. This newsletter is intended to alert seed potato producers in the Northern Great Plains to flight activity by aphid species known to be potential vectors of potato viruses. We report results weekly on the WWW, by e-mail to subscribers, and by surface mail to all Minnesota and North Dakota seed potato growers. The hard copy and e-mail versions of Aphid Alert report aphid capture data available as of the date they are mailed. The WWW version will be updated as additional data becomes available. To become an e-mail subscriber to Aphid Alert 2003, send us an e-mail message with the word "subscribe" in subject line. Note that current subscribers need not resubscribe. If you have no interest in receiving this newsletter by e-mail, please reply with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. Some e-mail subscribers may not wish to receive messages containing graphics. If so, reply with the the words "no graphics" in the subject line. |
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Ted Radcliffe Last modified: Friday, June 20, 2003 © Regents of the University of Minnesota, 2003
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