David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu After such a heat spell, what could be better than having a nice desert or piece of toast sweetened with natures’ finest sweetener honey? If you enter a correct Pest ID, a bottle could be… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Emmalea Ernest for helping me diagnose my tomato problem from last week. These tomatoes were transplanted onto black plastic after only a short period outdoors, not enough time to harden off. The tomatoes… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This week, we began transplanting a late tomato trial for worms. We made nice large planting holes, transplanted on not an excessively hot day, and watered the plants right after transplant. A few days later… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Burkhart for correctly identifying Gummy stem blight. This pathogen causes girdling stem lesions, red or brown cankers that ooze a reddish gummy substance. Gummy oozing can also be caused by anthracnose and… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu There is still time to enter a guess for last week’s challenge: What is destroying my watermelon? A couple of other hints: individual vines are collapsing, not the entire plant. At the base of the… Continue Reading
