Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu In a sentinel plot of cucurbits (cantaloupe, cucumber, watermelon, pumpkin, etc.) near Cambridge, MD on the Eastern Shore and in a few other cantaloupe and cucumber fields are some of the… Continue Reading
– Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu On June 9, at our Georgetown research station, we received 4.2 inches of rainfall in a one-hour period. Many of our vegetable research plots were temporarily flooded and most of our… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Watermelons and cantaloupes are setting fruit, pickle harvest is underway, summer squash is in full production and pumpkin planting is finishing up. With the many rainy days as well as high winds… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu With downy mildew being found in pickling cucumbers on Delmarva, resistant varieties should be considered. We now have several slicing and pickling cucumbers with some degree of resistance to the current aggressive… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Several reports lately of very deformed watermelon plants, but also of cucumber and cantaloupe plants. These distortions (Fig. 1) are being caused by melon aphids Aphis gossypii Glover in most cases.… Continue Reading
