Table 1: Crops and pests prioritized by farmers and scouted as part of the ‘New England Fruit and Vegetable Pest Scouting Network’ Crop Pest Imported cabbageworm, Diamondback moth, Brassicas (broccoli, Cabbage looper, cabbage) Caterpillars, Cabbage root maggot, Alternaria, Black rot, Flea beetle Beet and Swiss chard Cercospora and leaf miner Blueberries Spotted wing drosophila Cucurbits Weeds, Striped cucumber (cucumbers, summer beetles, Multiple diseases and winter squash) Purple blotch, thrips, Leek Onion moth Pepper European corn borer Potato leaf hopper, Potato Colorado potato beetle, Multiple diseases Potato leaf hopper, Raspberry Spotted wing drosophila Strawberry Tarnished plant bug European corn borer, Corn Sweet corn ear worm, Fall armyworm Tomato Hornworm, Multiple diseases, Early blight, Late blight Table 2: Locations of Field Walks and farms scouted in 2014 and 2015 for the ‘New England Fruit and Vegetable Scouting Network’ Date Location Attendees Crops scouted July 2nd, Amherst, MA 12 Brassicas, 2014 Cucurbits, Potato July 9th, Saunderstown, 25 Brassicas, 2014 RI Cucumber August Putney, VT 12 Onion, Cucurbits,
Crop Pest Brassicas (broccoli, cabbage) Imported cabbageworm, Diamondback moth, Cabbage looper, Caterpillars, Cabbage root maggot, Alternaria, Black rot, Flea beetle Beet and Swiss chard Cercospora and leaf miner Blueberries Spotted wing drosophila Cucurbits (cucumbers, summer and winter squash) Weeds, Striped cucumber beetles, Multiple diseases Onion Purple blotch, thrips, Leek moth Pepper European corn borer Potato Potato leaf hopper, Colorado potato beetle, Multiple diseases Raspberry Potato leaf hopper, Spotted wing drosophila Strawberry Tarnished plant bug Sweet corn European corn borer, Corn ear worm, Fall armyworm Tomato Hornworm, Multiple diseases, Early blight, Late blight Table 1: Crops and pests prioritized by farmers and scouted as part of the ‘New England Fruit and Vegetable Pest Scouting Network’ Table 2: Locations of Field Walks and farms scouted in 2014 and 2015 for the ‘New England Fruit and Vegetable Scouting Network’ Date Location Attendees Crops scouted July 2nd, 2014 Amherst, MA 12 Brassicas, Cucurbits, Potato July 9th, 2014 Saunderstown, RI 25 Brassicas, Cucumber August Putney, VT 12 Onion, Cucurbits,
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