James Adkins, Extension Engineer, adkins@udel.edu Field Corn Scheduling irrigation following an excessive rainfall like we had last weekend is tricky. ET schedulers assume that the soil was able to quickly absorb the entire rain event immediately and do not account… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue scouting for potato leafhopper on alfalfa less than 12 inches tall. Cutting alfalfa destroys nymphs and forces adults out of the field, but if there is a sequence of cuts, it may push… Continue Reading
Dr. Chris Walsh, Horticulture; cswalsh@umd.edu and Kathy Hunt, Plant Science and Landscape Architecture; khunt@umd.edu , University of Maryland March, April, and May brought a lot of rainy weather. With the last month of hot dry weather, it seems so distant.… Continue Reading
Reports have come in recently of both Japanese beetle and June Beetle feeding on peaches. The best materials are Danitol and Carbaryl, both with a 3 day pre harvest interval. There are no great options with a shorter PHI. Pyrethrins… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu A root disease commonly associated with potato has turned up on tomato in high tunnels. This disease goes by the delightful name of black dot root rot. The causal agent Colletotrichum… Continue Reading
