Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Recent weather has produced conditions where there is high potential for sunburn in fruits and fruiting vegetables. Growers may need to consider ways to protect against sunburn. Sunburn is most prevalent on… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu A Section 18 label for Venom (dinotefuran) has been approved for use on Delaware stone and pome fruits for brown marmorated stink bug management. This… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to Sylvie Childress for correctly identifying the ovipositioning scar and larva in the photos below as plum curculio and for being selected to be entered into the end of season… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With the expected high temperatures this weekend and next week, there is high potential for sunburn in fruits and fruiting vegetables. Growers may need to consider ways to protect against sunburn. Sunburn… Continue Reading
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 on stone and pome fruits has… Continue Reading
