Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Many fields have received a burndown herbicide treatment since mid-March, so it’s important to check them to ensure the expected level of control was achieved. Between March 15 and March 31, we experienced 13… Continue Reading
Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu This week barley is around flag leaf and approaching heading while wheat is ranging from Feekes 6-8. This week has been colder, with hopefully the final frost. The frost Wednesday morning was… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Questions about fall panicum control have increased in recent years, and I’m seeing more fields each season with poor control. Fall panicum is a native summer annual grass weed, characterized by thin, long leaves… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grains Insect activity appears to be very low in small grains. Reports were received from county agents scouting small grains with minimal aphid activity. This time of year, thresholds for aphids are very high.… Continue Reading
Specialist at University of Delaware; emmalea@udel.edu, Jill Pollok, Extension Plant Diagnostician; jillp@udel.edu A relatively new strawberry disease, Neopestalotiopsis, was present in several nurseries that supplied plug plants to growers in Delaware last year. Growers should be alert to potential presence… Continue Reading
