David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This week, I didn’t take too many photos. I reckon most folks know what rain-checking on tomatoes and Japanese beetles look like. I did, however, take a photo of strange spots on plants a few… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Holton and Chris Burkhart for correctly identifying Fusarium wilt. Even though the melon plant looks okay now, even a bit thirsty, it will soon completely collapse. The field was in melons two… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu As we are conducting tissue tests getting ready to give corn that crucial shot of nitrogen and perhaps sulfur or potassium, I noticed silvering on the leaves. What caused this and is it a problem?… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This week, we have a cosmetic pest of landscaping, commonly used around poultry houses that I get phone calls regarding in August. What is this?http://www.udel.edu/008255 or the Guess The Pest Logo to log your answer!
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Madeline Henrickson and several others for correctly identifying last week’s challenge as loose smut. I borrowed the photo from an excellent University of Maine fact sheet on smut: https://extension.umaine.edu/publications/1016e/. Essentially, the infection for… Continue Reading
