Ready to level up your pest and disease management this growing season? Find a suite of online tools and helpful resources below to identify, monitor, and manage.
Pest & Pathogen Identification, Information, Research
UW-Madison Insect Diagnostic Lab
Send images and physical samples to identify insects
UW-Madison Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
Send images and physical samples to diagnose plant diseases
UW-Madison Vegetable Crop Entomology Program
Pest profiles, management recommendations, and research
UW-Madison Vegetable Pathology Program
Disease profiles, management recommendations, research, and weekly newsletter
Pest & Disease Monitoring, Scouting, and Forecasting
Commercial Vegetable Production in Wisconsin (A3422)
Pest scouting calendars sorted by crop
Vegetable Disease & Insect Forecasting Network (VDIFN)
Model real-time risk for 28 different vegetable pests and diseases across the Upper Midwest. Tool created by Dr. Amanda Gevens, Dr. Russell Groves, and Ben Bradford
Video Tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3oqd7exFG0
VDIFN Tool: https://agweather.cals.wisc.edu/vdifn
Crop Risk Tool
In development, displays vegetable disease risk at multiple locations and can display a 14-day future forecast of risk. Tool created by Ben Bradford
Video Tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJ707vRQkjE
Organic Vegetable Pest & Disease Management Recommendations
Midwest Vegetable Production Guide
Vegetable production information including fertility, variety, cultural, and pest management recommendations. Includes OMRI-listed and non-pesticide recommendations organized by seasonal timing.
UW-Madison Vegetable Crop Entomology Program
Pest profiles, management recommendations, and research
UW-Madison Vegetable Pathology Program
Disease profiles, management recommendations, research, and weekly newsletter
Cornell Organic Management Guides
Comprehensive organic crop production guides, including pest & disease management recommendations and product efficacy tables
Contacts and Technical Support
Dr. Russell Groves
Professor and Vegetable Entomology Extension Specialist
Phone: 608-262-3229
Email: groves@entomology.wisc.edu
PJ Leisch
Extension Entomologist & Director of UW Insect Diagnostic Lab
Phone: 608-262-6510
Email: pliesch@wisc.edu
Website: insectlab.russell.wisc.edu
Dr. Amanda Gevens
Professor, Vegetable Pathology Extension Specialist, Associate Chair
Phone:608-890-3072
Email: gevens@wisc.edu
Dr. Brian Hudelson
Director of Diagnostic Services at UW Plant Disease Diagnostics Clinic
Phone: 608-262-2863
Email: hudelson@wisc.edu
UW-Madison Extension Vegetable Outreach Team
| Name | Title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rue Genger | Emerging and Specialty Crops Program Manager | Statewide | rue.genger@wisc.edu |
| Ariana Abbrescia | Organic & Sustainable Agriculture Outreach Specialist | Statewide | ariana.abbrescia@wisc.edu |
| Kristin Krokowski | Commercial Horticulture Educator, Professor | Waukesha County | kristin.krokowski@wisc.edu |
| Ann Kowenstrot | Diversified Vegetable and Emerging Crops Educator | Kenosha, Racine Counties | kowenstrot@wisc.edu |
| Emilee Gaulke | Diversified Vegetable Educator | Greater Milwaukee Area | emilee.gaulke@wisc.edu |
| Tawonga Zakeyu | Diversified Vegetable and Emerging Crops Educator | Barron, Burnett, Sawyer, Washburn Counties | tawonga.zakeyu@wisc.edu |
Please contact Ariana Abbrescia (ariana.abbrescia@wisc.edu), UW-Madison Extension Organic and Sustainable Agriculture Outreach Specialist, with questions.