PDF Version of WCU 17:20 – July 31, 2009 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Downy Mildew Identified on Lima Beans Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update Success Growing Annual Plasticulture Strawberries Potato Disease Advisory #23 – July 31, 2009 Agronomic… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Still Some Volatility Left in Commodity Markets August 12 will mark the release of USDA’s August Supply/Demand report. Considering the variability in ‘09 U.S. corn and soybean crop development across the country one… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Septoria brown spot and downy mildew continue to be the most common diseases seen at the present time. In areas that have had little rainfall and spider mite injury is present be on the… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans Continue to watch for defoliators as well as spider mites in both full season and double crop soybean fields. In full season soybeans in the pod fill stage, the defoliation threshold drops to… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Disease Severity Value (DSV) Accumulation as of July 30, 2009 is as follows: Location: Shadybrook Farms, Little Creek, DE in Kent County Greenrow: May 1 LATE BLIGHT EARLY BLIGHT Date Daily DSV Total… Continue Reading
