PDF Version of WCU 22:17 – July 18, 2014 WCU Subscription Options for 2014: Mail, Fax, Email or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insects Watermelon Fruit Disorders Fruit Loads and Fruit Quality in Fruiting Vegetables Tomato Ripening Problems Potato Disease… Continue Reading
Tuesday, September 9, 2014 Doubletree Hotel 210 Holiday Ct Annapolis, Maryland Agenda 8:45 Registration and Coffee 9:15 Welcome 9:30 Current MD Crop Conditions and Outlook Pat McMillan Assistant Secretary, Marketing, Animal Industries, & Consumer Services 10:00 Farm Safety Net Under… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Over the course of the week many people have asked if or when fungicide use is profitable in the 2014 corn crop. Unfortunately the answer is not straightforward. The answer depends on… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist;jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to scout fields on a weekly basis for leafhoppers. In past years, we have also seen an increase in thrips when weather conditions turn hot and dry. Reports from other areas of the… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist;jwhalen@udel.edu During the past week, we saw an increase in trap catches for Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) adults but in general numbers are still low (highest catch was 5 per week). Unfortunately, there are no thresholds… Continue Reading
