Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Across much of the region, wheat is now at the 10.0-10.4 growth stage with heading well underway. Last week when many plants were in boot stage, we were hit with multiple cold nights… Continue Reading
Jarrod O. Miller, Extension Agronomist, jarrod@udel.edu The generally accepted starting date for corn planting in Delaware is April 15th, after which our chances of a freeze are supposed to be low. This was not the case this year, as Newark… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grain Continue scouting for cereal leaf beetle eggs or larvae. Thresholds are 25 per 100 tillers. Although eggs tend to be laid on the upper leaves, some will be laid lower and larvae can… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu and Emmalea Ernest, Associate Scientist – Vegetable Crops; emmalea@udel.edu As the climate is expected to become wetter with more extreme rainfall events, losses of fruit crops to excess rain will become more… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Between April 14 and 21, we captured our first San Jose Scale in an apple orchard near Bridgeville using pheromone traps but have not captured any since. Typically, male scales emerge around petal fall, and… Continue Reading
