David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Plum curculio is active. Be on the lookout for crescent-moon shaped oviposition scars on fruit. While adults are active and fruit needs to be protected soon after petal fall and peach shuck split, cool weather… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Between April 14 and 21, we captured our first San Jose Scale in an apple orchard near Bridgeville using pheromone traps but have not captured any since. Typically, male scales emerge around petal fall, and… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Freezing temperatures occurred throughout Delmarva over the last 10 days. Cold damage in fruits is a concern. Stone Fruits Most peach, nectarine, and… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Some plums, and apricots have started to bloom four weeks ahead of normal. Other fruits such as strawberries may be blooming ahead of schedule in plasticulture systems. These fruit crops are at… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu A Section 18 label for Venom (dinotefuran) has been approved for use on Delaware stone and pome fruits for brown marmorated stink bug management. This… Continue Reading
