David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Soybeans Continue monitoring fields for defoliation. Full season bean fields are in their early reproductive stages when defoliation thresholds decrease to around 15% of defoliation. Begin scouting fields for corn earworm. Corn earworm moths are… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu A number of fruit and fruiting disorders have been observed in summer squash and cucumbers recently including lack of fruit set, bottlenecking, pinched blossom ends, crooks, nubs, hollow centers or cavities, fruit… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Fall armyworm is active in the area. Treatment thresholds are 12-15% infested plants. Corn earworm moth counts are very high for this time of year. Complicating the picture is that there is a… Continue Reading
Week Rainfall Range of Daily Highs Range of Daily Lows Average Soil Temp* Sep 19-Sep 25 0.00 in 89-69°F 69-41°F 72.3 Sep 12-Sep 18 0.16 in 94-72°F 71-52°F 74.7 Sep 5-Sep 11 0.60 in 89-71°F 70-56°F 74.4 Aug 29-Sep… Continue Reading
