Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu There are only a few options available as harvest aides for small grains. These include Aim, Defol, glyphosate, and Sharpen. While 2,4-D and dicamba are labeled, we do not recommend them for this region.… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu Most corn at the station is starting to pull out of the sulfur deficiency with the sidedress application. We have seen 3-5 days between leaf stages since plants hit V6 and temperatures remained higher.… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Pythium Root Rot This year has continued to have very conducive conditions for Pythium species. Symptoms can include stunted, slower growing plants, to severely infected, dead plants. Early in the season, we were… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Be on the lookout for potato leafhoppers. Leafhoppers are active in the region and can cause yield loss before visible symptoms develop. When feeding, leafhoppers inject a toxic saliva into the plant that causes… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Last week I had a call from a vegetable grower who thought they might have Allium leaf miner (LM) pretty bad in their onion field. While this grower was organic (synthetic… Continue Reading
