Ohio State University Extension STUFF ON CUCURBITS (2nd half)
- Subject: Ohio State University Extension STUFF ON CUCURBITS (2nd half)
- From: M*
- Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 18:01:03 -0500
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List,
I'm just forwarding this in its entirety, from Ohio State U. There's a
bunch of stuff on pumpkins further down in the message. Since there are some
Ohio growers on the list, it may be of even more importance to them; I
signed up to receive their e-mail newsletters and don't live in OH but in NY
and still find it helpful. During the season, they even have Squash Vine
Borer reports by county, and they maybe head up Lake Erie to NY so I get an
early jump. Anybody can sign up to receive the newsletter. I pasted
everything in case they have any copyright rules. Hope this helps someone.
Thanks.
Mark (K.)
VegNet Vol. 9, No. 2. February 28, 2002
Ohio State University Extension Vegetable Crops
On the WEB at: vegnet.osu.edu
Orthene (Acephate) Status (PEP-TALK March, 2002)
Most acephate uses will remain available as long as a wide-
range of risk mitigation measure are put in place. The
insecticide is used on sod, golf course turf, field borders,
fence rows, roadsides, ditch banks as well as greenhouse and
horticultural-nursery floral and foliage plants. Crop uses
include several vegetables. Acephate, a broad spectrum
organophosphate (OP), also has public health uses in
restaurants, food handling establishments, warehouses,
stores and hotels.
Acephate was part of the review of OPs in response to the
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA). Assessing the risks of
acephate is particularly tricky because one of its
metabolites, methamidophos, is itself a registered OP. The
use of acephate in residential situations brought concern
regarding the risk of children exposed through food and
drinking water. This concern has since been mitigated by a
registrant decision to eliminate indoor residential and
residential turf uses. By deleting these uses, EPA's
concerns over aggregate risk were reduced. (Source:
Pesticide & Toxic Chemical News, Vol. 30, No. 15)
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New Poison Control Information, Dave Scardena
Many Extension publications contain a listing of Poison
Control Centers in Ohio, especially those dealing with
pesticides. It has come to our attention that there are now
only three such centers in Ohio and a national Poison
Control Center phone number. The state centers have told us
they would like to promote the use of the national center
phone number, akin to 911 for poison-related emergencies.
The following is from the American Association of Poison
Control Centers web site:
1-800-222-1222 is the telephone number for every poison
center in the United States. Call this number 24 hours a
day, 7 days a week to talk to a poison expert. Call right
away if you have a poison emergency. Also call if you have a
question about a poison or about poison prevention.
There is now one single telephone number for poison
emergencies. BUT there is still a network of 65 poison
centers around the country. When you call you will still
talk to your local poison center experts.
Have an old number for your poison center posted on your
phone? Don't worry. It will still work. But when you get
a chance, post and learn the new number.
How does it work?
When you call , you are automatically connected to the
poison center for your area. Your call is routed according
to the area code and exchange of the phone number you are
calling from.
If you call from a cell phone, you will reach a poison
center. Depending on your cell phone carrier, you might
reach the poison center in the area where you are or in the
home area of your cell phone. Either poison center can help
you. If you need local assistance but reach the poison
center back home, the at home poison center can coordinate
with the poison center at your current location. You will
get the care and information that you need.
Following are the numbers and addresses for your
convenience.
National Poison Control Center--1-800-222-1222
Cincinnati: 45229
Drug and Poison Information Center
University of Cincinnati
Medical Center, Room 7701
3333 Burnet Ave., ML 9004
513-558-5111
800-872-5111
Cleveland: 44106
Greater Cleveland Poison Center
11100 Euclid Avenue
216-231-4455
1-888-231-4455
Columbus: 43205
Children|s Hospital
700 Children|s Drive
614-228-1323
800-682-7625
614-228-2272 (TTY)* Phone number for the deaf.
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On-Farm Cucurbit Research Opportunity
Ohio State University Extension Integrated Pest Management
(IPM), along with Cornell University and University of
Massachusetts, are seeking pumpkin growers to participate in
on-farm demonstrations. The demonstrations will consist of
4 separate production systems; Conventional (what most
growers are doing today), IPM present (the first steps into
IPM based production), IPM future (advanced IPM
practitioner, where we might be headed in a few years), and
Organic (All the Organic rules apply). The 4 production
systems are based on an initial set of guidelines ranging
from fertility to pest management, but can be modified
according to specific farmer input. The actual guidelines
for each production system are posted at http://www.ag.ohio-
state.edu/~swest/ipm/pumppage.html
The goal of the demonstration fields is to educate growers,
industry and University personnel on various aspects of
Cucurbit production. An added benefit for cooperators is to
see how well alternate production systems behave under their
farm conditions. OSU IPM is seeking up to 10 growers to host
a demonstration site.
For further information,interested individuals should
contact:
Jim Jasinski
937-454-5002
or Jasinski.4@osu.edu .
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More Research Reports Now Available - See Below: R. Precheur
Three new research reports are now available. See specific
details on how to obtain you copy under each item.
1.Perimeter trap cropping in pumpkins. 2001.
Jim Jasinski and Celeste Welty.
Hard copies from: Jim Jasinski,
303 Corporate Center Drive, Suite 208,
Vandalia, OH 45377-1171,
937-454-5002. email: jasinski.4@osu.edu
On the web [Text version or HTML slide show] at:
www.vegnet.osu.edu
2. Vegetable Research Results 2001. Hort and Crop Series
720.
Contact Mark Bennett,
2020 Coffey Rd.
Columbus, OH 43210,
614-292-3864,
email: bennett.18@osu.edu
3. Weed Management in Horticultural Crops, 2001 Results.
Hort and Crop Series No. 719.
Contact: Douglas Doohan,
Dept. of Horticulture and Crop Science,
Williams Hall,
OARDC, Wooster, OH 44691,
330-202-3593,
email: doohan.1@osu.edu
On the WEB at: www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedworkshop
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What's New At The VegNet Website
> Slide Presentations
Pepper Variety Slides 2001 | HTML Slide Show
Pumpkin Variety Slides 2001 | HTML Slide Show
> VegNet Vegetable Schools
In the next few weeks, a series of slide presentations
will be made available in order to update you on the
latest pumpkin and sweet corn research. We begin with 2
pumpkin topics in Pumpkins 101 and have 9 slide
presentations available in Sweet Corn 101. In sweet
corn, only powerpoint presentations are available now.
Coming soon are online html shows. Check back often.
Pumpkins 101
The use of trap crops and Admire for cucumber beetle
control and New varieties for 2001. In coming weeks, we
will have presentations on cover crops for disease
control and pumpkin fungicide use. Check back often.
Perimeter Trap Cropping. Online html slide show |
Perimeter Trap Cropping. PPT, 7 Mbytes
See also the Research Results section on the home page
for text version of the report.
Pumpkin Variety Slides 2001 | HTML Slide Show
Sweet Corn 101
Presently only Powerpoint presentations availabe.
Coming Soon: Online HTML slide shows. Check back often
Nine topics including:
Aspects of Variety Selection based on Disease Control
[ ppt 40 KB]
Internet Link To "Reactions of Sweet Corn Hybrids to
Prevalent Diseases" Dr. Jerald Pataky
www.sweetcorn.uiuc.edu
Producing Early Sweet Corn [ ppt 3.5 Mbytes ]
Managing Weeds in Sweet Corn [ ppt, 9 Mbytes ]
Sweet Corn Heribicies & Variety Sensitivity.
[ ppt 2Mbytes ]
Sweet Corn Development and Critical Periods for
Irrigation Management [ppt 1.6 Mbytes ]
Flea Beetle Management in Sweet Corn [ ppt 510 KB ]
How To Keep Worms Out of Sweet Corn Ears
[ ppt 8.3 Mbytes ]
Role of Bt Transgenic Hybrids in Sweet Corn Pest
Management. [ ppt 21.2 Mbytes ]
Bt Sweet Corn Efficacy in OH, 1999-2000 [ppt, 208 KB ]
On the WEB at: www.vegnet.osu.edu
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