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Agronomic Crop Insect Scouting

September 3, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sorghum Scout late sorghum for corn earworm and sugarcane aphid. Last week, a field of sorghum we had been looking at that just finished pollinating was over threshold for corn earworm, and our variety trial… Continue Reading →

Agronomic Crops 29:24, agronomic crop insect scouting

Disease Management Recommendations for Fall-Planted Strawberry Plug Plants

September 3, 2021kgyoung

Kathy Demchak, Penn State Extension and Dr. Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland The production of strawberry plugs involves multiple stages during which pathogens can infect the plug plants before they are distributed to growers. Despite regular scouting by propagators, and… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:24, 30:24, strawberry, strawberry diseases

San Jose Scale in Peaches

September 3, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu A photo of a young peach tree with San Jose Scale infested fruit came in last week. Fruit with scale on it will have red rings on the surface. The reddening is a reaction to… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:24, peaches, San Jose Scale

Fusarium Wilt in Basil

September 3, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland, jbrust@umd.edu Usually when anyone talks about basil problems they talk about basil downy mildew, but there are unfortunately other disease problems with basil that are important and need to be managed. One… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:24, basil

Specialty Pumpkins and Winter Squash for Expanded Sales

September 3, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Pumpkin growers and retailers are always looking for ways to expand fall sales. To that end, breeders have developed more and more specialty pumpkins and winter squash. We have a demonstration planting… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 29:24, farm markets, pumpkin, vegetable marketing

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