Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostician, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu In December we received a sample of damaged garlic cloves from a grower on the Eastern Shore. The grower quite astutely thought… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostician, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu The weather we have had for the last month and a half has been great for seed maggots and for some soil… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know, I know I wrote one of these just a few weeks ago and here it is again. Why a second article about this pest? I am writing now because… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Bulb mites (usually Rhizoglyphus spp) are a problem of garlic that easily go unrecognized. Usually growers notice a general yellowing of their garlic plants with the tips of leaves often turning… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The new pest of onion, leek and garlic, the Allium leafminer, is moving south in Maryland. It was first observed in Maryland in Cecil Co. in 2017, but now the fly’s… Continue Reading
