Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Identifying grasses in the seedling stage takes some practice, but if you know what to look for, it is not as difficult. The key characteristics are the leaf blade (upper and lower surfaces);… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu The majority of wheat anthesis has wrapped up. This season started dry, which kept us at low FHB risk. Hopefully this led to reduced early season spore production. The rains in the… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Timothy A report came in this week of very high aphid numbers in timothy following a pyrethroid application. There are several aphid species that will get into grass forage, but the most damaging species… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu May is when fire blight peaks in apples, pears, Asian pears, and ornamentals such as crabapples and flowering pears from earlier flower infections. After bloom, shoot blights are common in new… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know it may seem odd to see an article about sunburn on leaves with the week of overcast rainy skies we have had, but pictures of damage to crops came… Continue Reading
