Fruit Crop Insect Scouting
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Strawberries Scout new plantings for aphids and for spider mites. Thresholds for mites are 5 per leaflet.
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Strawberries Scout new plantings for aphids and for spider mites. Thresholds for mites are 5 per leaflet.
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Dead spotted lanternfly was found by a vineyard this week as well as in our sweet corn pheromone traps! This is the time of the year they are moving far and wide. They seem to… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu This season, some strawberry growers in Delaware have been contacted by their plug plant suppliers to alert them that Neopestalotiopsis (aka Pestalotia or Neo-P) has been present in the plugs they are… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Continue scouting for spotted lanternfly. Numbers greater than 10 per vine have not yet been reported in the state, but this is the time adults are actively flying and laying egg masses. Large numbers can… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Scout grape vines for spotted lanternfly. Look also for signs of their presence: thick honeydew and sooty mold as well as wasp, bee, fly, and butterfly activity where honeydew collects. The thresholds are around 10… Continue Reading