Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu No I am not talking about some new “value added” pumpkin variety. I am referring to pumpkin plants that appear to be normal in the field up to about the third… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This has been a particularly bad year for striped cucumber beetles and squash bugs in watermelon, pumpkin and squash. Some fields have been hit particularly hard with beetles causing 10-15% plant… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu It is that time of the year again; as the season winds down some late season pests can come in and ruin what is left of a dwindling crop. In pumpkins… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Many of the pumpkin fields in the Delmarva area I have visited in the last two weeks were just coming up or had 2-5 leaves on them. I was surprised to… Continue Reading
