Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Extension Specialist Entomology, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu This must be a bad year for garlic because besides finding bulb mites we also have found garlic bloat nematode in… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Extension Specialist Entomology, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu Several garlic fields have been having problems the last few years with rotting bulbs. Some seedcorn maggot was found feeding on… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu A number of watermelon fields have had issues with poor plant performance and plant losses after transplanting in the last 10 days. Transplant shock is most prevalent when there are cold, windy… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The weather based forecasting program MELCAST on watermelon will begin next week. MELCAST is a weather-based spray scheduling program for anthracnose and gummy stem blight of watermelon. If… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Downy mildew on cucurbits has been a problem on Delmarva beginning in early July for the last few years. Good fungicides for management are available. However, last year… Continue Reading
