Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc Heavy rains and cooler weather over the past 3 weeks provided excellent conditions for some rarely observed, bacterial pathogens, to make guest appearances on small grains in Delaware and New Jersey.… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc Several growers are growing rapeseed this season. A major disease affecting rapeseed is white mold caused by the fungus Sclerotinia. Yes, this is the same white mold that affects our lima… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc We have confirmed stripe rust activity in Southern Delaware. As the disease is active in S. DE, I suspect it also is present in parts of lower MD as well. Most… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pea planting is nearing 75% across Delmarva and planting will continue through the first week in May. The first plantings were made at the end of February in 2017 and progress is… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Valent is voluntarily removing or limiting certain crop uses of Belay® insecticide. All Fruiting Vegetable and Cranberry uses have been removed. Uses for Cucurbits, Grape, and Potato have been modified. These… Continue Reading
