Snap Bean Germplasm Evaluations
The snap bean germplasm trials are conducted biennially in both spring and fall. Entries are evaluated for yield, suitability for mechanical harvest, and pod quality. The spring trial was adversely affected by unseasonably cool, wet weather and ... [... more]
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Fall Snap Bean Cultivar Trial
Snap bean production in the fall growing season was extremely challenging on Virginia's Eastern Shore. While cool weather conditions dominated the fall growing season, two hurricanes with a northeaster sandwiched between resulted in severe root ... [... more]
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Insect Control In Snap Beans
Snap beans grown in late summer and early fall may be attacked by several insect pests. The most common injury occurs when larvae of the European corn borer and corn earworm feed on the developing pods. Populations of these pests are generally ... [... more]
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Mites and Thrips
Many times there are potential insect problems that are overlooked in the early spring. Mites and thrips, because of their small size, are frequently missed. In many years, thrips are destructive on spring snap beans. These small insects feed by ... [... more]
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Snapbean Cultivar Trials - 2002
S. B. Sterrett and C. P. Savage, Jr. VA Tech - Eastern Shore AREC The trials were completed for both the spring and fall growing seasons under good growing conditions. The spring and fall trials were planted on May 2 and July 31and harvested on ... [... more]
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A Plasticulture Trellised Half Runner Bean Production System
At the recent W.Va. Direct Marketing Conference a vegetable/strawberry producer, Mr. Jeff Carpenter of Arnoldsburg, W.Va., told of his high yield, high quality half runner bean production system. He uses raised bed plasticulture, drip irrigation ... [... more]
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Controlling Bean Leaf Beetle On Snap Beans
In eastern Virginia, the bean leaf beetle (BLB), Ceratoma trifucata (Forster), has caused serious damage to snap beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in recent years. The adult is a relatively small beetle black underneath and it has a black triangular ... [... more]
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Commercial Snapbean IPM
Monitor snap bean plants for signs of BLB feeding. Treat if defoliation exceeds 20% during prebloom or 10% during podding and there is a population potential for further defoliation. BLB adults are known vectors of many snap bean viruses. Monitor ... [... more]
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Cruiser 5FS: Supplemental Label for Use on Edible Beans
Tom Kuhar & Jack Speese Dept. of Entomology, Virginia Tech Eastern Shore AREC, Painter, VA A supplemental label has been approved in Virginia for the use of Cruiser 5FS (Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc.) seed treatment for beans, both shelled and ... [... more]
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Postemergence Herbicides
Tom Kuhar, Virginia Tech Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Painter, VA; Henry Wilson, Virginia Tech Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Painter, VA; Christine Waldenmaier, Virginia Tech Eastern Shore ... [... more]
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Bean Leaf Beetle Biology and Management in Snap Beans
Authors: Meredith E. Cassell, Graduate Research Associate, Department of Entomology, Virginia Tech and Thomas P. Kuhar, Assistant Professor, Department of Entomology, Eastern Shore Agricultural Research and Extension Center Adults range in color ... [... more]
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