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21:15

WCU Volume 21, Issue 15 – July 5, 2013

July 5, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

PDF Version of WCU 21:15 – July 5, 2013 WCU Subscription Options for 2013: Mail, Fax, Email or Text Vegetables Acephate Use on Succulent Green Beans Crusted Soils and Replanting Decisions in Lima Beans Watermelon Pollination, Fruit Set and Fruit… Continue Reading →

General 21:15, index, Weekly Crop Update

Bacterial Stalk Rot of Corn

July 3, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu A sweet corn sample arrived in the plant clinic this week with bacterial stalk rot. This disease can be an issue where overhead irrigation is used and the water is pumped a… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops, General, Vegetable Crops 21:15, bacterial stalk rot of corn, field corn, field corn diseases, sweet corn

Kudzu Bug Detected in Delaware

July 3, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Identification of the first find of the Kudzu bug in Delaware was recently confirmed as the result of a collaborative effort between the University of Delaware Cooperative Extension and consultants (who found the first bugs),… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops, General, Vegetable Crops 21:15, kudzu bug, lima bean, soybean

Wet Season Fruit Problems

July 3, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu It has been a wet week and excess moisture can cause problems in fruit crops. It has been so wet that during blackberry harvest we are seeing slugs on ripe fruit (we… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 21:15, blueberry, cherry, nectarine, peaches, plum

Cucurbit Downy Mildew Update

July 3, 2013Emmalea Garver Ernest

Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Downy mildew on cucumber has been reported in Delaware and Maryland as of July 3. However, our region remains at high risk for onset of downy mildew on… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 21:15, cantaloupe, cucumber, cucurbit downy mildew, muskmelon, pumpkin, summer squash, winter squash

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