David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Richard Wilkins and many others for correctly identifying last week’s pest as Japanese beetles. They started coming out in the last couple of weeks. Although they feed on numerous hosts, they do have… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu When looking at soil moisture levels and comparing rainfall events, soil texture, infiltration, and drainage become very important. If you don’t have soil moisture sensors, you can track regional values from DEOS (http://www.deos.udel.edu/). Soils… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Scout for potato leafhopper. There are reports from states to our north that potato leafhopper are causing significant hopperburn. Remember, if you see yellowing, yield has ALREADY been impacted. There are dynamic thresholds for… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Blackberries are being harvested throughout the region currently. The blackberry is a composite fruit with many tiny berries (druplets) attached to a receptacle. These druplets are subject to damage during the ripening… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu It is odd that we would have a couple reports of an unusual disease of brassicas turn up in the same week, but we did. Clubroot, caused by Plasmodiophora brassicae, is… Continue Reading
