Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been an increase in interest in planting fruits in Delaware. This is a positive trend that matches the interest in buying local and can also provide local fruit to the… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu We just received the notice that our Section 18 request for the use of two dinotefuran products (Trade Names: Venom from Valent U.S.A. Corporation; and Scorpion 35SL from Gowan Company, LLC) to control BMSB… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We are finally seeing bloom in fruit crops. Plums and apricots are in mid-bloom, peaches and nectarines are just starting to bloom. This is about 2 weeks later than the average. As… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu It has been a wet week and excess moisture can cause problems in fruit crops. It has been so wet that during blackberry harvest we are seeing slugs on ripe fruit (we… Continue Reading
In an earlier newsletter, we said we would also post the Scorpion Section 18 label as soon as it is available. Here is the label that you will need in your possession to use: Scorpion Section 18 Label for BMSB… Continue Reading
