David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu The miticide Zeal SC is receiving a 1 use/year supplemental label for sweet corn. Corteva has announced plans to cease chlorpyrifos manufacture at the end of 2020. As far as I am aware, generic manufacturers… Continue Reading
Lauren Mosesso, DENIN Graduate Fellow; Amy Shober, Professor and Nutrient Management/Environmental Quality Extension Specialist; ashober@udel.edu and Jarrod O. Miller, Assistant Professor and Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Many Delmarva farmers indicate that they experience issues with phosphorus (P) uptake with corn and… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grains Be on the lookout for aphids, especially in malting barley if you haven’t yet gone over fields. While most fields we have sampled or that scouts have sampled have very low numbers, one… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Some plums, and apricots have started to bloom four weeks ahead of normal. Other fruits such as strawberries may be blooming ahead of schedule in plasticulture systems. These fruit crops are at… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been an increase in interest in growing blueberries on Delmarva and we have had several new plantings in the region in recent years. Blueberries are very specific in the type… Continue Reading
