Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to scout fields on a weekly basis for leafhoppers. In past years, we have also seen increases in thrips during hot, dry weather conditions. Reports from other areas of the country indicate… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Location: Art and Keith Wicks Farm, Rt 9, Little Creek, Kent County. Greenrow: May 3 Date Late Blight Early Blight Spray Interval Recommendation DSV Total DSV Accumulated P-days* 6/27 1 70 416 10-days 6/28… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Over the last few weeks there have been many reports about tomato leaves curling, sometimes severely, in growers’ fields. It starts with upward cupping at the leaf margins followed by inward… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu In troubleshooting vegetables in the summer months, we see fields where the major symptom is an overall lack of vigor and this poor vigor is due to one or more stress factors.… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Lima Beans Be sure to watch carefully for spider mites. Economic levels continue to be detected and controls are only effective if treatments are applied before populations explode. Labeled materials include bifenthrin and dimethoate.… Continue Reading
