Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu As corn is beginning to tassel, it is a good time to scout fields to decide if a fungicide will be applied. While you are out scouting, here are some tips for sorting… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu It should have been obvious from observing rainfed fields or dry corners, but our soil moisture has steadily fallen across the region since May (Figure 1). Updated information on soil moisture only went through… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue scouting for blister beetles in flowering alfalfa and as well as potato leafhopper. In the alfalfa recommendations page, there is an economic threshold table developed by Penn State for potato leafhopper. Remember that… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Grapes Continue scouting for potato leafhopper and Japanese beetle. Leafhoppers are susceptible to pyrethroids, while Japanese beetles are best controlled by Carbaryl (watch out for flaring mites, do not apply in very hot sunny conditions)… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This past week we had thunderstorms come rolling through parts of the mid-Atlantic region. These storms often had damaging winds associated with them, but what might be worse is they dropped… Continue Reading
