David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Cawley for accurately identifying both Phytophthora and corn earworm in the last two weeks’ GTP. Scattered earworm have been reported in soybeans in low and isolated, well below threshold numbers. First… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu As a reminder – Kent and New Castle counties are under spotted lanternfly quarantines. Adults are now active, meaning that special precautions need to be taken to avoid moving them around on vehicles, equipment,… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu This week I have received a few samples with Physoderma brown spot. This disease occurs across much of the US, but is not one widely present in our region. I suspect it… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean Continue scouting for pod feeders and defoliation. The most active insects include corn earworm (very low numbers), stink bugs, bean leaf beetles, grasshoppers, and green cloverworm. Cloverworm populations this year seem to be less… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I have seen and have gotten reports of stinkbug damage in tomatoes over the past few days. Stinkbug feeding damage is called cloudy spot in tomato fruit (Fig. 1). It… Continue Reading
