David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Green stink bug trap captures continue to be high around the west Greenwood area where we keep a blacklight trap. Fortunately, the flight at other locations has not been unusually high. Scout for Japanese beetle… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Tree Fruit Continue scouting for stink bugs. Most of our blacklight traps are only capturing a handful of stink bugs, but our trap west of Greenwood captured 110 over the last three nights. Blueberries Scout… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Japanese beetles have begun to emerge. Begin monitoring grape vines for defoliation and blueberry fields for adult activity. Adults will scar up and feed on the berries. Acetamiprid and carbaryl provide very good to excellent… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spotted Wing Drosophila activity usually starts to increase about when blueberries begin to ripen. It is useful to set apple cider vinegar traps for them to time when to start preventative sprays. You can monitor… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu San Jose scale crawlers should be active now. If you experienced injury on fruit last year (red spots where crawlers settled to feed), control measures should be taken, and especially if a dormant oil application… Continue Reading
