Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland; kahamby@umd.edu Spotted-wing drosophila (SWD) is a small fly that lays its eggs into ripening and ripe soft-skinned fruit. Although they prefer fully colored ripe fruit, they are… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Split pit in peaches and nectarines is a physiological disorder that refers to the opening of the pit at the stem end of the fruit. This split becomes evident in the third… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Grapes Japanese beetles have begun emerging this week. Scout vineyard edges for beetle congregations. Wisconsin entomologists recommend using a 30% defoliation threshold before using an insecticide but note that other fruit crops may be more… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I have gotten several emails and calls from growers in different areas of the state reporting they are seeing the beginnings of squash vine borer problems in their pumpkins or squash… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I was at a farm the other day that had a wide variety of crops on it and the grower showed me what we at first thought were odd looking Colorado… Continue Reading
