Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Steve Koenning, Extension field crops pathologist reported that “Asiatic soybean rust has been identified this morning (8/30) from a research plot at Kinston, NC, in Lenoir County. There were none to very few pustules… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to sample fields on a weekly basis for defoliators including earworm, webworms and all armyworm species. Economic levels of defoliators continue to be found causing damage. Soybeans As of this date, economic… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu I was disappointed to learn that our 24c special local needs label for Phostrol fungicide for downy mildew has expired. This means that it is not registered for use on lima beans in Delaware.… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu The weather has not been favorable for continued infection and spread. The risk map at http://cdm.ipmpipe.org indicates our area as low risk at the present time. If Hurricane Earl should produce some much needed… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu By now everyone has heard about the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) Halyomorpha halys that was accidentally introduced into the United States in shipping containers arriving from Asia. The first confirmed… Continue Reading
