Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa and Grass Hay Crops As indicated in last week’s newsletter, you need to continue to watch for defoliators in grass hay crops and alfalfa. Significant damage has occurred in a number of grass… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu In 2011, the common observation was that later planted Chandler strawberries out-yielded earlier plantings. This illustrates the dramatic effects that fall and winter temperatures can have on plasticulture production. Chandler has been… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This has been a very hot dry summer so far and we would expect to see pests such as twospotted spider mites and their damage to be common, which we have.… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Each year we see problems with cantaloupe leaves turning yellow. There are several potential causes. If the yellowing is on leaf edges it most commonly is due to salt effects and fungicides,… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Within the last week cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed in crops other than cucumber in the region, including a confirmation of CDM on butternut squash in Wicomico… Continue Reading
