Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans We continue to see a number of defoliators (grasshoppers, blister beetles, Japanese beetles, green cloverworm, bean leaf beetles, yellow striped armyworms, etc.) present in full season and double crop beans. As fields enter… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Disease Severity Value (DSV) Accumulation as of July 23, 2008 is as follows: Location: Broad Acres, Zimmerman Farm, Rt. 9, Kent County Greenrow: April 27 LATE BLIGHT EARLY BLIGHT Date Daily DSV Total… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Downy mildew on cucumber is increasing slowly. There was a recent find near Salisbury, MD and now in Virginia Beach and Suffolk, VA on cucumber this week. The two finds in DE were light… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Ag Agent, Kent Co.; gcjohn@udel.edu There is considerable controversy about when and how to irrigate lima beans for best yields. Past research has shown that irrigated lima beans significantly out-yield dry land lima beans and top yields… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Lima Beans As soon as pin pods are present be sure to watch carefully for stinkbug and plant bug populations. As a general guideline treatment should be considered if you find 15 adults and/or… Continue Reading
