Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations Jeffrey O’Hara for correctly identifying the damage in the photo as spider mite damage and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu There are reports of spider mites in multiple crops, with injury in tomatoes and a variety of cucurbits, mostly watermelon. Spider mites love hot, dry weather and that is what we… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to sample alfalfa for potato leafhoppers. Sample weekly starting seven days after cutting until final harvest. Ten sweep net samples should be taken in 10 random locations throughout the… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu I am starting to find Two-spotted spider mites (TSM) in soybeans. Populations are still low and hopefully, by the time this article goes to print, we will have received some rain… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Because North Carolina was reporting two spotted spider mite infestations in their strawberry fields I decided to visit some of our fields over the last week. This is 2-3 weeks earlier… Continue Reading
