Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Cork spot and bitter pit are disorders in apples that occur when the calcium levels in the fruit are low. Cork spot is seen on the outer surface of the fruit as… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu and Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co. Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu Location: Art and Keith Wicks Farm, Rt 9, Leipsic, Kent County Greenrow: May 5 Date DSV Total DSV Accumulated P-Days Spray Interval Recommendation 5/23… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu and Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu It has been a very interesting year for field diseases, and the excessively rainy summer has been very conducive… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Wet seasons are always a challenge for potato growers. Several disorders are seen on potatoes when soils stay saturated. Blackheart is often a problem in potatoes in wet years. This is a… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Kudzu Bug on Succulent Beans As indicated in past newsletters, initial findings from host preference studies from Georgia indicate that Kudzu bug does not prefer non-soybean beans, but will occur on them. We have… Continue Reading
