Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I have received samples, gotten reports, and have been in some really ugly tomato fields in the past two weeks. The fields consistently have similar appearances where the bottom third or… Continue Reading
Nancy Gregory, Plant Diagnostician; ngregory@udel.edu and Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Bacterial fruit blotch on watermelon has shown up in Delaware for the first time this year. This disease is caused by the… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Watermelon maturity and harvest was accelerated this year by the high temperatures in June and July and there may be a shortage of late watermelons. With this in mind, many growers are… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu NOTE – Be sure to check BLT catches in your area for corn borer and corn earworm catches – there has been a significant increase in trap catches over the past 10 day period.… Continue Reading
Twilight Tour with Bees Delaware bees, crop pollination, and conservation Monday, August 30, 2010 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. Lister Acres (Hurd Family) 5417 Milford-Harrington Highway Harrington, DE 19952 ● Farm Tour: strawberries, melons, flower buffer strips, Heather Harmon Disque, Gordon… Continue Reading
