Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to John Swaine, III for correctly identifying the moths as true armyworms and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not once but… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Herbicides applied to the soil surface require rainfall or irrigation to move them into the soil where the plants will absorb them; or to be mechanically incorporated (field cultivator). Some areas have not received… Continue Reading
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu and Kurt M. Vollmer, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Delaware; kvollmer@udel.edu Control of Palmer amaranth in soybeans requires the right product, at the right rate, at the right time. Residual herbicides are important to slow… Continue Reading
Phillip Sylvester, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County; phillip@udel.edu; Cory Whaley, Extension Agriculture Agent, Sussex County; whaley@udel.edu; James Adkins, Associate Scientist-Irrigation Engineering; adkins@udel.edu; Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Wheat has quickly reached heading and is flowering in some parts of… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu With corn starting to pop up in rows, keep an eye out for slug feeding injury. Yea, that’s right, SLUGS. Even though the current weather has been hot and dry, slugs… Continue Reading
