Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa When checking regrowth for damage from weevils, be sure to also consider damage from adults. If economic levels were present before cutting and no spray was applied, both adults and larvae can hold… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Mocap EC section 24c special local need label for lima and snapbeans in DE was withdrawn by Bayer Crop Science after EPA determined that human health risk findings required reduced application rates. The recommended… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu There was a confirmed report of late blight on greenhouse grown tomato transplants and in a high tunnel in southern Maryland. This is an isolated occurrence and should be no threat to our area… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Late blight on tomato occurred early in 2009 throughout the East Coast. Because the disease arrived early and was disseminated widely on infected transplants, growers had to apply… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu We are using the E-WEATHER SERVICE from SkyBit, Inc as we have in the past. The service determines specific requested weather parameters (temperature, relative humidity and rainfall) based on calculations of data from the… Continue Reading
