Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to scout fields for both alfalfa weevil and pea aphids. Under the current dry weather conditions, you may need to reduce the following thresholds for each insect pest, especially when both insects… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Now that transplant production is in full swing, it is timely to review what we do and don’t know, about bacterial fruit blotch (BFB) of watermelon. BFB of… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There have been many high tunnels that have gone up recently on vegetable farms, partly due to available cost share programs. High tunnels require proper set up and then daily management for… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Each year there are some problems that arise with vegetable transplants. Often they are disease or insect related (damping off, thrips, viruses, bacterial diseases, etc). See past WCU articles for specifics on… Continue Reading
The 2012 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations are available online at http://ag.udel.edu/extension/vegprogram/publications.htm#vegrecs. Printed copies of the books are available at all three of the county Extension offices courtesy of the Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association of Delaware. Books may be purchased… Continue Reading
