Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Our Section 18 request for the use of three bifenthrin products (Brigade WSB – FMC Corporation; Bifenture EC and Bifenture 10DF – both from United Phosphorus) to control BMSB on apples, peaches and nectarines… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Losses in tree fruits due to the late freeze are now more obvious. As one grower put it “a light crop becomes even… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu On Wednesday, April 6, I evaluated a mixed orchard for damage from several freeze events below 25 over the last 3 weeks. Apricots and Pluots were in the post bloom stage and… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Fruits and fruit flowers are damaged by temperatures below 28°F and by frost. Temperatures in Delaware reached 21°F or lower on April 6. Another freeze is predicted for Saturday, April 9. The… Continue Reading
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
