PDF Version of Volume 24, Issue 15 – July 1, 2016 WCU Subscription Options for 2016: Mail, Fax, Email or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insect Management Fruit Set and Fruit Loads in Vine Crops Revisited Catfacing Problems in Tomato… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu The Agri-Mek SC label contains revised use instructions or restrictions as well as new labeled crops (including dry and succulent beans, soybeans and sweet corn). Be sure to read the label before making an… Continue Reading
Robert Kratochvil, Extension Agronomist, University of Maryland; rkratoch@umd.edu Most reports I have heard this year about wheat test weight indicate this measure of crop quality is running lower than usual. Why is this? In order to answer this question, let’s… Continue Reading
Nathan Kleczewski, Extension Specialist – Plant Pathology; nkleczew@udel.edu Wheat harvest is underway. As typical, there is no magic bullet that will guarantee a perfect crop. Each field and situation differs as a result of variety, environment, production practices, and presence… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to sample for potato leafhoppers on a weekly basis. Once plants are yellow, yield loss has already occurred. The treatment thresholds are 20 per 100 sweeps on alfalfa 3 inches or less… Continue Reading
