WCU Volume 31, Issue 12 – June 16, 2023 PDF of WCU Volume 31:12 – June 16, 2023 WCU Subscription Options for 2023: Mail, Email or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting Potassium and Vegetable Crops Potassium and Calcium… Continue Reading
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Weather Maps for June 16, 2023
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Preparation for Major Weather Events
Laurie Wolinski, Extension Agent; lgw@udel.edu Hurricane season is upon us; June 1st to November 30. While the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has declared the emergence of El Nino (which usually suppresses hurricanes in the Atlantic basin), NOAA also… Continue Reading
Reminder: Reduced Grass Control with Postemergence Tankmixtures
Mark VanGessel, Extension Weed Specialist; mjv@udel.edu Postemergence grass herbicides like clethodim (Select), sethoxydim (Poast), quizalofop (Assure II), and others are very effective for the control of emerged grasses. However, we know that tankmixing them with broadleaf herbicides can reduce the… Continue Reading
Guess the Pest! June 16
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This week your friendly Extension entomologist ran into something truly terrifying: a watermelon cucumber beetle trial filled with wilting plants. It may be hard to tell in the photo, but this plant is wilting. Watermelons… Continue Reading