Kali Kniel, Professor of Microbial Food Safety, University of Delaware, kniel@udel.edu It is late springtime, when the sun is shining, and the soil temperatures are rising. A variety of crops are being harvested, while others are being planted; yet as… Continue Reading
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
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Burkhart and others for correctly identifying the grasses as Italian ryegrass and roughstalk bluegrass. All who guess correctly will be entered for an end of season jar of honey and a scouting… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Moth counts declined dramatically this week due in part to cooler weather. Many thanks to Maryland Extension agents Emily Zobel and Maegan Perdue and UD Extension entomologist emeritus Joanne Whalen. Location Number of Nights Total… Continue Reading
Alyssa Koehler, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu Across much of Sussex and Kent counties, wheat is now at flowering. In the Fusarium Risk Tool, our region remains at low risk (Figure 1). If you are planning for wheat fungicide application,… Continue Reading
