Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu In addition to Virginia, we just received a report today that the first spotted wing drosophila (SWD) were detected in blueberry fields in New Jersey during the week of July 7. Although we have… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu This week we received the letter from EPA that they approved our Section 18 request for the use of dinotefuran (Trade Names: Venom from Valent U.S.A. Corporation; Scorpion from Gowan Company, LLC) to control… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Vegetable and bramble growers in Maryland have called me often over the last couple of years about fruit problems in their fields possibly caused by thrips. As an overall study of… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Plasticulture strawberry growers reported significant damage to early blooms during the cold snap between March 27-29, even with heavy weight floating row covers in place. Temperatures as low as 21°F were recorded… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Until recently, commercially available blackberries were floricane types, that is, they fruit on last year’s canes. Six years ago, the University of Arkansas released their first primocane blackberries, Prime-Jim and Prime-Jan. Primocane… Continue Reading
