Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to Buzz Lowe for correctly identifying the disease in the photo as Stagonospora nodorum leaf blight and glume blotch and for being selected to be entered into the end of… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu and David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu We have recently captured a large number of green stink bug adults in our black light traps. While there are no established thresholds or recommendations… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Most of the herbicides we use in corn and soybeans are compatible with planting cereal rye cover crop in the late summer or fall. However, use of residual herbicides such as Dual, Zidua, Outlook,… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Many corn fields need postemergence treatment for weeds, but it maybe a week or two before the corn starts to shade the row middles. In this case, select an herbicide that will provide some… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Soybean fields treated before the rains that have not been planted yet are probably experiencing weed breaks. Even the least water-soluble herbicides have lost most of their herbicidal activity. Be sure to scout these… Continue Reading
