Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu There are reports of spider mites in multiple crops, with injury in tomatoes and a variety of cucurbits, mostly watermelon. Spider mites love hot, dry weather and that is what we… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Blossom end rot (BER) is showing up again this year in peppers and we expect it to be prevalent in tomatoes because of the recent hot weather. BER is a disorder where… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Beets (garden beets, beetroot), along with other root crops, have been trendy for the last several years. As with many trends this has been driven by increased interest in beets by chefs… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Sweet Corn by Bill Cissel and David Owens Sweet corn trapping data is updated by Tuesday and Friday mornings and can be accessed here: http://agdev.anr.udel.edu/trap/trap.php.… Continue Reading
