Document Type

Newsletter

Journal/Book Title/Conference

USU Student Organic Farm Newsletter

Publisher

Utah State University

Publication Date

7-9-2018

First Page

1

Last Page

4

Abstract

We’ve moved back into mitigation mode! It’s nice that the weather and pest situation in May and June was manageable- we already had our hands full with field logistics, bed preparation, planting, weeding and establishing harvesting and processing routines. Now that we’ve got the basics fairly under control, we can better respond to increasing daytime and nighttime temps, and the pests and weeds that come with it. In the last two weeks, we’ve used Neem Oil for aphids, Bacillus Thuringiensus (B.T.), for cabbage moth caterpillars, and tonight are spraying Pyrethrin to stay ahead of Utah’s 2018 grasshopper plague. All of it is certified organic, and we’re avoiding hours of pollinator activity. Row cover is another way to mitigate pests, but it has its own problems as it traps heat and is better suited to drip lines than overhead irrigation.

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