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29:22

Guess The Pest! Week 20

August 20, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Get out your field guides and practice your pest management knowledge by clicking on the GUESS THE PEST logo or following this link: http://www.udel.edu/008255 and submitting your best guess. For the 2021 season, we will… Continue Reading →

General 29:22, Guess the Pest!

Guess The Pest! Weeks 19 Answer: Septoria Brown Spot of Soybean

August 20, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu   Congratulations to Chris Cawley for accurately identifying the nondescript yellow and red and brown spots on the soybean leaf as belonging to Septoria Brown Spot.     According to Dr. Alyssa Koehler, “This is… Continue Reading →

General 29:22, Guess the Pest!, septoria of soybean, soybean

Diseases in Sorghum

August 20, 2021kgyoung

Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu   A broad range of diseases can affect sorghum. Over the course of the season, root rots, foliar pathogens, stalk rots, and head molds can all impact yield potential. One of the most… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:22, grain sorghum, sorghum anthracnose

Agronomic Crop Insect Scouting

August 20, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sorghum A report of sugarcane aphid activity came in from Kent County this week. This aphid has the potential to cause significant yield loss as late as the soft dough stage. Thresholds range anywhere from… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:22, agronomic crop insect scouting

Fall Planting Considerations in Plasticulture Strawberries

August 20, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu September is when plasticulture strawberries are planted on Delmarva. Plug plants grown from strawberry tips by nurseries and greenhouses in the region are most commonly sourced by growers. Northern grown tips from… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:22, 30:25, plasticulture, strawberry, strawberry diseases

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