Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The cool and sometimes wet weather we have had over the last two months made some vegetable fields vulnerable to seed corn maggots Delia platura (SCM) or cabbage maggots, Delia radicum… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cole Crops Imported cabbageworm adults have been active for several weeks, and eggs and larvae can be found in fields. Other worms may start moving into brassicas, be sure to identify what you have. In… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With the first hot days of spring, planting is progressing at a rapid pace. With each new planting season there will be reports of poor stands or stand losses in vegetable crops.… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There are 121 confirmed cases across 25 states in the E. coli outbreak from eating romaine lettuce from the Yuma, Arizona growing region. There have been 52 hospitalizations from the outbreak strain… Continue Reading
