Victor Green; vmgreen@udel.edu Results from the 2017 Delaware Small Grains Variety Trials have just been posted online: 2017 University of Delaware Small Grains Variety Trials Summary Delaware Wheat Trials 2017 Variety Table Delaware Barley Trials 2017 Variety Table Thank you… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Alfalfa Begin sampling alfalfa for potato leafhoppers weekly until final harvest. Ten sweep net samples should be taken in 10 random locations throughout the field when the alfalfa is dry. The… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu There have been numerous reports of small grain fields with armyworms this week. The threshold for armyworms is 1 per linear ft of row in barley and 1-2 per linear ft… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu; @Delmarplantdoc Our barley is starting to ripen and wheat finished flowering last week in Delaware and Maryland. Growers will want to check fields 18-24 days after flowering to assess fields that may… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Sawflies and True Armyworms Sample small grain fields for grass sawflies and true armyworms. A sweep net can be a quick and effective way to initially detect grass sawflies. Once you… Continue Reading
