Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu In response to the question: “If the corn seedlings in your field all looked like this, and given the current weather forecast, would you apply slug bait?” Sixty percent of the… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grains Some fields in Kent County reported hitting cereal leaf beetle threshold during the week. Continue scouting for the orange-black, round larvae. Larvae are often on the upper surface of a leaf, just as… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Growers are reporting issues with stands and vigor in sweet corn fields in 2018, especially in early planted fields. There can be many causes for stand loss and weak seedlings: surface compaction… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Brassicas We found some diamondback moth pupae and some harlequin bugs in a brassica cover crop last week near Middletown, DE. Diamondback moth is notorious for developing insecticide resistance. It can cycle through a couple… Continue Reading
Tuesday, June 5, 2018 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. UD Cooperative Extension Research Demonstration Area ¾ Mile east of Armstrong Corner, on Marl Pit Rd. – Road 429, Middletown Join your fellow producers and the UD Extension team for a discussion… Continue Reading
