Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu As the climate is expected to become wetter with more extreme rainfall events, losses of fruit crops to excess rain will become more… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu If you have to contend with spotted wing drosophila, the following Extension publication may be a useful resource for combining multiple strategies to lessen damage and prevalence, especially for organic production systems: https://secure.caes.uga.edu/extension/publications/files/pdf/B%201497_3.PDF.
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Although populations were lower the previous two springs due to colder overwintering conditions, it appears that populations could be higher this season. Although trap catches in Delaware are not as… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Losses in tree fruits due to the late freeze are now more obvious. As one grower put it “a light crop becomes even… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.edu There has been increased interest in high tunnels for season extension. However, one of the important roles that a high tunnel has is to serve as a rain shelter. Rain shelters are often… Continue Reading
