PDF Version of WCU 17:19 – July 24, 2009 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update Late Blight on Tomato Powdery Mildew on Cucurbits Blossom End Rot In Tomatoes Two Spotted Spider Mites in Watermelon Potato… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu NASS to Adjust U.S. Corn Acres The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) announced yesterday afternoon they will collect updated information on 2009 planted acres from seven states because of ‘variable weather conditions’. We… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Soybean Rust Update On July 21, soybean rust was reported on kudzu from Escambia County in far west Florida. This site has been positive in previous years. On July 20, soybean rust was reported… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans We are starting to see an increase in the levels of bean leaf beetles in full season soybeans, especially on the western half of the state from Greenwood through Middletown. Remember, at this… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Disease Severity Value (DSV) Accumulation as of July 22, 2009 is as follows: Location: Shadybrook Farms, Little Creek, DE in Kent County. Greenrow: May 1 LATE BLIGHT EARLY BLIGHT Date Daily DSV Total… Continue Reading
