Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Cool moist weather is conducive to the development of lettuce drop caused by Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and S. minor. The disease produces wet rot or watery decay at the… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu The fungicide Fontelis has just received a supplemental label for several new uses, including for field, fruit and vegetable crops. A few of the new vegetable uses on… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The past several years have had periods of extreme heat that have caused fruit quality issues in tomatoes and peppers. Research has shown that high bed temperatures and the effects on root… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Sweet growers are noting that much of the emerging corn is currently very yellow in color. This is due to cold soils during emergence (cool air temperatures, cloudy weather, and wet soils).… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Leafminers in Vegetable Crops Each spring, we receive reports of leaf miners attacking spring planted vegetable crops. There are a number of potential species that attack vegetables including the vegetable leafminer, serpentine leaf miner,… Continue Reading
