David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Continue taking control measures to protect stone and pome fruit from plum curculio. Adults leave either round holes or crescent shaped scars on the fruit surface where they have either fed or laid eggs. The… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, Retired IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Trying to diagnose a grower’s problem from pictures and descriptions can at times be very challenging. It is easy to have blinders on at the first look of a problem.… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu In 2022 Gordon Johnson and I conducted two consumer surveys on specialty pumpkin preferences in Delaware. Consumer chose from more than 30 specialty pumpkin varieties and the most popular types were warty,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Potatoes Scout for Colorado potato beetles. Warm weather during the previous week may allow them to fly into new plantings from further away. The neonics used at planting should provide about 45 days or so… Continue Reading
June 11 & 12, 2024 8:30 AM – 4:30 PM Hyatt Regency, Cambridge, MD Join us for a two day conference discussing the effects of saltwater intrusion on agricultural fields and forests in the Mid-Atlantic. Sessions will include Field and… Continue Reading
