Quintin Johnson, Extension Associate, Weed Science; quintin@udel.edu Fall provides an excellent opportunity for perennial weed management in pasture and hay with herbicide applications. Most herbicides labeled for use in pasture are translocated, or moved, to various parts of the plant.… 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 We can still find fields… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Highest yields in plasticulture strawberries require proper bed formation. While bed makers and plastic layers used for vegetables can be used, it is preferred to use bed makers specifically designed for plasticulture… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu There has been a large and rapid increase in brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) in some pepper fields in the past week in central Maryland. Numbers just two weeks ago in… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Delayed fruit set in pumpkin can be due to many factors including late planting, heat and water stress, poor pollination and excess fertility (too much N). When set is delayed until August,… Continue Reading
