Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby for being the first to correctly identify these as squash bug eggs! Squash bugs are common pests of cucurbits, and adults found in fields now through the end of the… Continue Reading
Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu A diverse assemblage of caterpillar pests can be found damaging vegetables by the later portion of the growing season. Many of these species have developed local or widespread insecticide resistance. Proper caterpillar identification can… Continue Reading
4th Quarter Grain Marketing Club Meeting Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 Carvel Research and Education Center 16483 County Seat Highway, Georgetown, DE 19947 The fourth quarter grain marketing club meeting and final one of 2025 will be held on November 5th… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Soybean Last Friday we visited a double crop field not quite at R6 with significant defoliation occurring caused by soybean looper and numbers along, and only by, the edge coming out to 4 per sweep.… Continue Reading
Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Corn Earworm activity continues to slowly decline, but numbers remain elevated in several of our blacklight traps. They probably will maintain high enough populations to justify a 3 day… Continue Reading
