Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Too dry, too wet – a year filled with extremes. Over the past week you may have noticed field areas starting to look yellow. In most cases this is driven by the… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu I get asked about grain pests about once a year, just enough to keep them on my radar but not enough for me to be very familiar with products and rates. I rely heavily on… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean A couple of calls came in earlier this week about spider mite activity in soybean. Rain sometimes, but does not always, lead to mite population declines. If the rain is from a ‘pop up’… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The hot hazy conditions we have had this summer have resulted in some ozone damage in cucurbits and tomatoes. Ozone is the most common air pollutant in the eastern United States.… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This is just a little article about how tough it has been to grow vegetables this year, especially tomatoes and peppers. I have seen more blossom end rot in peppers in… Continue Reading
