Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I have been seeing some ozone damage to cucurbits and, oddly, to tomatoes over the last 2 weeks or so, which is not unusual with the hot hazy conditions we are… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This article is going to be a follow-up to the one Gordon Johnson did a couple of weeks ago about how flooding and waterlogged soils can create extra challenges in our… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu Vegetable harvest is peaking on Delmarva. Unfortunately, we often see pollination problems in fruiting vegetables when weather conditions are unfavorable and 2020 is… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Peppers Continue scouting peppers for beet armyworm defoliation. Earworm sprays may be necessary soon as trap captures in some areas are approaching Virginia Tech’s rule of thumb of 20 per night. Also look under leaves… Continue Reading
