Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Updated on May 13, 2013 Disease models at http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/ currently are listing much of Kent County and portions of Sussex County as being at high risk for FHB (See photo below). Growers… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa In general, alfalfa weevil populations have been higher in many fields this spring. For alfalfa over 16 inches tall, the threshold increases to 2.5 larvae per stem. Early harvest is often the best… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu We recently received a 24c label for Gowan’s Malathion for Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD) control in blueberries. This 24C supports an increased rate for better performance and residual. Be sure to read the label… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Most growers should have had at least 2 fungicide sprays for Gray Mold on strawberries already in 2013. Gray mold is caused by the fungus Botrytis cinerea. The reservoir for this fungus… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Last year at about this same time there were calls from growers about their garlic plantings turning yellow and wilting (Fig. 1). When dug up the bulbs were often times blackened… Continue Reading
