Growth regulator herbicides are often of most concern for drift damage to vegetable crops. This group includes dicamba, 2,4-D, MCPA, MCPP, triclopyr, picloram, clopyralid, and aminopyralid. Some of these herbicides can drift over one mile from where they were applied… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We have recently seen late planted watermelon transplants die due to excess heat on black plastic mulch. Heat necrosis is a common problem on black plastic mulch in summer plantings in clear… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cucurbits Continue monitoring for spider mites, especially on field edges. With current weather conditions, spider mite populations can increase nearly 10x per week. Spider mite populations are especially likely to explode when plants are carrying… Continue Reading
