Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Vegetables that have been transplanted in the last week risk significant losses due to the cold, rainy, and cloudy conditions. To more fully explain this problem, it is necessary to understand how… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Striped cucumber beetles (Acalymma vittatum) (SCB) are the most important insect pests of muskmelon and cucumbers in our area. They overwinter as adults and emerge when temperatures reach 54–62°F at which… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu There have been a couple of positive confirmations of bacterial fruit blotch over the past two weeks in the region. Scout for the appearance of small water soaked… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Note: Please read labels carefully as some of the fungicides mentioned in this article are not labelled on all cucurbits. Powdery Mildew on Cucurbits Powdery mildew on cucurbits… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Recently a muskmelon field was observed with a whole section of the field producing fruits without netting (bald). Melons have several different potential rind patterns: smooth such as honeydews, wrinkled such as… Continue Reading
