PDF Version of WCU 18:4 – April 9, 2010 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Considerations Following a Wet Year Break in the Weather Fusarium Wilt on Watermelons Considerations for Herbicide Selection Fruit Success with Blueberries Pear and Apple… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Ahead of the Report Two days ahead of what many are expecting to be a bearish USDA supply/demand report due to U.S. and World ending stock estimates, an extremely positive development entered the… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Wheat Wheat development is later than normal due to the adverse wet weather conditions beginning back in the fall. It is not too early to remind growers, consultants and fieldmen about several resources that… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Be sure to watch for economic levels of alfalfa weevil and pea aphids. When sampling for aphids and weevils, collect a minimum of 30 random stems throughout a field and place them top… Continue Reading
Bob Mulrooney, Extension Plant Pathologist; bobmul@udel.edu Adapted from an article in Ky Pest News April 6, 2010 #1224 by John Hartman, Extension Plant Pathologist, University of Kentucky. Flowering pears (Pyrus calleryana), grown in many landscapes, are in full bloom in… Continue Reading
