Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Unless you planted corn later in June, and some people appear to have made that choice, cornfields across Delaware should be into the reproductive stages. The easiest reproductive stage to decipher is probably R5,… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Corn Grey Leaf Spot (GLS) has continued to be the most common foliar disease present in fields at this time. Lesions from GLS typically begin in the lower canopy and progress up the… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Soybean The usual defoliator complex is active. Dectes numbers seem to be decreasing. Spider mites are still active. When scouting for them, be sure to put them under magnification to check if they are alive… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Potato leafhoppers Empoasca fabae started out showing up early in the season in our area in unexpected numbers and now they are showing up again in vegetables (eggplant and potato) fruit… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Growers are experiencing quality problems in sweet corn this year related to poor pollination as a result of high heat. This problem is more severe in less stress tolerant varieties and where… Continue Reading
