Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Our Section 18 request for the use of three bifenthrin products (Brigade WSB – FMC Corporation; Bifenture EC and Bifenture 10DF – both from United Phosphorus) to control BMSB on apples, peaches and nectarines… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Over the last 7-day period, we detected our first adult fly in a trap in Sussex County. Although there are no thresholds available based on trap catches, small fruit growers will need to maintain… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Green row: April 29th, 2016 Note- Late Blight was discovered in a commercial greenhouse in Western MD on 5/17/16. Race is US-23. Also note that symptoms of blackleg have been appearing in… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Earlier this year, Nathan Kleczewski alerted all to a “new” bacterial disease of potatoes that is similar to, but more aggressive than black leg. He wrote an excellent… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu I have had several growers and consultants report watermelon transplants that have poor root growth. They wondered if a disease was causing the damage. In several cases there… Continue Reading
