Amy Shober, Extension Nutrient Management and Environmental Quality Specialist, ashober@udel.edu; Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu; Phillip Sylvester, Kent County Extension Agent, phillip@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Sussex County Extension Agent, whaley@udel.edu Barring any major weather delays, the lion’s share of the… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu; Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu As mentioned in this week’s scouting report, we are starting to pick up cereal leaf beetle adults and the first eggs in a few fields in… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grain Small grain risk for barley yellow dwarf virus may be lower this year. Aphid populations in the fall were generally low. Cold winters with little snow cover and late, cool springs are generally… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Over the last three months a few early season high tunnel operations on the Eastern Shore were having problems with some of their seedlings and leaf crops. Crops like spinach would… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu We will be firing up the blacklight and pheromone trap network in the next week or so. I have received several comments about the usefulness of the 800 number hotline Joanne maintained for a number… Continue Reading
