Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu We are now about 2 weeks past flowering in wheat. Symptoms of Fusarium Head Blight (FHB) become visible by about 3 weeks post anthesis (Figure 1). So far, I have observed very little… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Wheat While I have not received any reports of armyworm activity in small grain, be advised that the window for using a pyrethroid is just about closed. Mustang Maxx’s PHI is 14 days. If a… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu The 2021 strawberry season is still going strong, and we have had a good season due largely to the dry weather. As we look to June, with in our annual strawberry production… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu We captured our first San Jose Scale on April 28 and April 29 on pheromone traps. Sometime earlier this week, crawlers should have become active (400-450 degree days past biofix). If you have had fruit… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The hotter temperatures we have had have caused thrips and to a lesser extent two spotted spider mite, TSSM (Tetranychus urticae) populations to rapidly increase in some vegetable fields. These pests… Continue Reading
