–David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Continue checking fields for two spotted spider mites. Damaging hotspots have been observed in several fields. Mite associated leaf drop may look similar to general… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Growers, especially on the Eastern Shore, may already be seeing leaf symptoms on their cantaloupe plants that are often misdiagnosed as a foliar disease. However, these leaf symptoms described below indicate… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Anna Wicks, Produce Safety Inspector for the Delaware Department of Agriculture; anna.wicks@state.de.us The Delaware Department of Agriculture and the University of Delaware On-Farm Food Safety Team and are now available to… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Watermelon by David Owens Two spotted spider mites continue to be an issue in fields. Now that the first melons are being harvested, there are… Continue Reading
