WCU Volume 32, Issue 13 – June 7, 2024 PDF of WCU Volume 32:13 – June 7, 2024 WCU Subscription Options for 2024: Mail, Email, or Text Vegetable Crops Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting The Curious Case of The Virus Infected… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Frank D’Amico and Chris Burkhart for identifying Italian rye grass. This is one of the most frustrating small grain weed pests, it can be resistant to herbicides, and if the right materials are… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spotted Wing Drosophila activity usually starts to increase about when blueberries begin to ripen. It is useful to set apple cider vinegar traps for them to time when to start preventative sprays. You can monitor… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Scout alfalfa for potato leafhopper. Our Insect management guide has a dynamic threshold table incorporated, accounting for plant size and value of hay, and control cost. If your fields are experiencing drought stress, it… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Melons Two spotted spider mites are moving into watermelons from field interiors, and a report came in earlier this week that sounded like a potential case of transplants with mites on them being planted into… Continue Reading
