Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pea development has been slowed this year and a number of fields have had cold injury. One issue that could be a concern is early pea fields with reduced seed set. This… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu FMC is launching a new insecticide, ELEVEST, and is in the process of securing state registrations. It is unknown if or how much will be available for 2020. This product is a premix of chlorantraniliprole… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu We are seeing a few pea fields with freeze damage that occurred on Friday, April 17. The peas injured were starting to grow rapidly and 6-12” in height. Peas normally are very… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Michael Crossley for correctly identifying seedcorn maggot as the culprit behind the missing pea stand! The photo was taken of a field in which we try to do everything wrong: disking in fallow… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Congratulations to Will Carlisle for correctly answering soil compaction. Will will receive a sweep net and be entered along with all correct guessers for the end… Continue Reading
