Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Field Corn As the first plants emerge, we often can see both cutworm and bird damage in the same field. In general, small cutworms feed on leaves before cutting plants. You can distinguish bird… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Associate-Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu For several years now seed companies have been offering special pollenizer varieties for use in the in-row planting scheme for seedless watermelon production. Ideal pollenizers for the in-row system will produce many male flowers… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The unusually warm and dry spring we have had up to now has led many growers to transplant some of their melon and other vegetable crops early. The cool wet weather… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu A number of vegetable diseases can be transmitted through infected seed. For this reason, seed companies have developed quality assurance programs based on testing a certain amount of seeds in each seed… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Produce growers in Delaware selling directly to supermarkets, food service companies, and some wholesale distributors are being required to have a third party Good Agricultural Practices and Good Handling Practices (GAP/GHP) audit… Continue Reading
