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Carrying Over Plasticulture Strawberries for a Second Year

June 9, 2023Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The 2023 strawberry season is still going strong, and we have had a good season due largely to the cool, dry weather. As we look to later June, with annual strawberry production… Continue Reading →

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Fruit Crop Insect Scouting

June 9, 2023Emmalea Garver Ernest

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spotted wing drosophila is making an appearance around blueberry plantings. Insecticide efficacy charts can be found here:  https://swdmanagement.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/SWD-rankings-document-2021.pdf. Pay attention to products and mode of action class for efficacy and rotation. Not all members of… Continue Reading →

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Fruit Crop Scouting Report

June 2, 2023raharris

San Jose Scale San Jose Scale crawlers are now active. We intercepted adult males between April 13 and April 20 from orchard sites in Dagsboro, Denton, and Port Penn. Effective insecticides include pyriproxyfen (Esteem), buprofezin (Centaur), neonics, organophosphates, and spirotetramat… Continue Reading →

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Strawberry Flowering, Runner Formation and Temperature

June 2, 2023raharris

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu So far, in 2023, the weather has been ideal for strawberry production. Strawberries produce best when daytime temperatures are in the 70’s and nighttime temperatures are in the 50’s. The cooler nighttime… Continue Reading →

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Disorders in Watermelon

June 2, 2023raharris

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Hollow Heart Hollow heart is an internal crack in the flesh of the melon. Hollow heart is generally more severe in seedless varieties and in crown-set fruit. Research at the University of… Continue Reading →

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