PDF Version of Volume 23, Issue 22 – August 21, 2015 WCU Subscription Options for 2015: Mail, Fax, Email or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insects Focus on Soil Health – Winter Killed Cover Crops for Vegetable Cropping Systems Sunscald… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Do you have droopy ears (Figure 1)? Figure 1. Premature senescence and droopy ears are indications of potential stalk rot and standability issues in the future. Now is the time to scout… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Soybean Nematodes Damage from Root knot nematode (RKN) (Figure 1) and Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) (Figure 2) are fairly evident in some fields right now. Figure 1. Galls from Root Knot Nematode… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Soybeans Once again we are finding a few fields with whiteflies; however, populations are not as high as past years. They have generally not been a problem in the past, especially if moisture is… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I know this seems very obvious to most growers, as we have sunscald every year in our vegetable plantings. This year just seems to be especially bad as I have gotten… Continue Reading
