PDF Version of WCU 19:18 – July 22, 2011 In this issue: Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Sunscald Very Prevalent in Peppers This Year Pod and Seed Disorders in Lima Beans Potato Disease Advisory #18 – July 19, 2011 Fruit Spotted… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu I wrote about preplanning process two weeks ago (Thinking of Renovating or Planting a New Pasture or Hay Field? Part 1: The Pre-Planning Process) so now it’s on to the planning and planting process. One… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu This is the time of year that we start to see pod disorders in early planted lima beans. This includes partially filled, misshapen, and yellowing pods and irregular, dimpled, or misshapen seed.… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Admire Pro – Bayer CropScience is consolidating the insecticide labels for Provado and Admire-Pro into one. The company is phasing out Provado and will only be offering Admire-Pro in the future. Here is the… Continue Reading
Carl German, Extension Crops Marketing Specialist; clgerman@udel.edu Weekly U.S. Crop Conditions Decline USDA’s weekly crop progress report released on Monday afternoon reflected a decline in U.S. corn and soybean conditions. The decline in condition ratings was not expected for this… Continue Reading
