PDF Version of WCU 21:13 – June 21, 2013 WCU Subscription Options for 2013: Mail, Fax, Email or Text Vegetables Vegetable Crop Insects Storm Damaged Vegetables – Wind and Hail Low Calcium in Tissue Tests Edema on Cole Crop Leaves… Continue Reading
Richard Taylor, Extension Agronomist; rtaylor@udel.edu As a follow-up article to my article last week, I thought I should review what I’m seeing a lot of in northern Delaware and southern New Jersey. When you look at many of the fields… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to sample for potato leafhoppers on a weekly basis. We are starting to see a significant increase in populations. Once plants are yellow, yield loss has already occurred. The treatment thresholds are… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Matted Row Systems In matted row strawberries, the goals in renovation are to reduce plant numbers by narrowing the rows, remove old foliage (reduces diseases), control weeds, reduce insect and mite pests,… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu There has been another report of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in cherries, this time from an orchard in Caroline County, Maryland. We have a number of berry crops and soft fruits currently… Continue Reading
