PDF Version of WCU 22:20 – August 8, 2014 WCU Subscription Options for 2014: Mail, Fax, Email or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insects Last Planting Dates Virus Infections Common in Some Pumpkin Fields this Year Agronomic Crops Agronomic Crop… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu The fungus Fusarium graminearum causes Fusarium head blight (FHB) in barley and wheat. Infection of wheat heads by F. graminearum can result in reduced grain fill, bleaching, and the production of a… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist;jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa and Grass Hay Crops Continue to watch for defoliators in grass hay crops and alfalfa. Significant damage can occur in grass hay fields from true armyworm and fall armyworm. It is important to catch… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland;jbrust@umd.edu A number of pumpkin fields in Maryland have a great deal of virus infected plants (20-50%) while other pumpkin fields have none. Why the large differences in infection levels? This is something… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist;gcjohn@udel.edu The following are latest planting dates for unprotected culture of vegetable crops on Delmarva: For cucumbers (pickles and slicers), the latest planting date for Delmarva should be August 7. Experience has shown that… Continue Reading
