David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Moth counts are variable in pheromone but pay attention to blacklight trap captures. Our thresholds for blacklight traps can be found here: https://www.udel.edu/academics/colleges/canr/cooperative-extension/sustainable-production/pest-management/insect-trapping/silk-stage-sweet-corn/. Blacklight traps with counts of 2 or greater on Thursday… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Squash plants that were turning yellow and wilting in the field were found to be infected with the fungus Fusarium solani f. sp. cucurbitae that causes Fusarium crown rot (figure. 1).… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu With the hot and dry weather, we have been expecting to see two spotted spider mites (TSSM) Tetranychus urticae problems in tomatoes and cucumbers (fig. 1). These pests vary in color… Continue Reading
Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu The trend in corn prices during the month of June has been down across all futures. Corn prices have dropped in the $0.40 – $0.50 range across futures since hitting price highs in… Continue Reading
James Adkins, Irrigation Engineer, adkins@udel.edu Field Corn While Wednesday (6/26/24) night’s rain provided temporary relief for most of the state (my condolences to central Kent County), last week’s weather pattern was the highest water demand period I have seen since… Continue Reading
