Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Lima bean downy mildew is caused by Phytophthora phaseoli. Other Phytophthora species cause devastating disease in vegetable crops such as P. infestans, which causes late blight in potato and tomato and P.… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu By this time of the season (mid-August) I usually see pumpkin fields infected with powdery mildew commonly throughout the mid-Atlantic. And while powdery is present in many pumpkin fields it does… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Bell pepper fruit must reach adequate size, have a symmetrical shape, and have an acceptable height to diameter ratio in order to be marketable. Bell pepper fruit characteristics are influenced by variety,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn This will be the hardest crop to keep clean that we will have all year. Pheromone and blacklight trap captures continue to increase. We have not experienced such large blacklight trap counts in… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Direct-to-consumer marketing often involves selling various products that have both high profit margins and low profit margins. A useful pricing strategy to promote sales of both high profit margin items and low profit… Continue Reading
