Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Delayed fruit set in pumpkin can be caused by many factors including late planting, heat and water stress, poor pollination and excess fertility (too much N). When set is delayed until August,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Vegetable harvest is peaking on Delmarva. Unfortunately, we often see pollination problems in fruiting vegetables when weather conditions are unfavorable and 2015 is no exception. Signs of incomplete pollination in cucurbits include… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland;jbrust@umd.edu A number of pumpkin fields in Maryland have a great deal of virus infected plants (20-50%) while other pumpkin fields have none. Why the large differences in infection levels? This is something… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland;jbrust@umd.edu On several farms I have visited lately with squash I was surprised to see several wilted plants (Fig. 1) that upon further inspection had squash vine borers. Some of these squash plants… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland;jbrust@umd.edu If you think striped cucumber beetles seemed to be in greater than normal numbers this year you are not alone. This has been a particularly bad year for striped cucumber beetles in… Continue Reading
