David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cucurbits Continue scouting for aphids and for squash bug in pumpkins. Aphid populations typically peak this time of year and heavy populations can spread viruses and cause sooty mold to develop on fruits. Squash bug… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu If you are growing fall leeks or garlic or other Allium species you need to, for the next month or so (September-first freeze) watch for the tell-tale marks left by Allium… Continue Reading
Alyssa K. Betts, Extension Field Crops Pathologist; akoehler@udel.edu August is at a close and many corn fields are rapidly approaching harvest. If you are out scouting green fields, you may see plants with accelerated senescence due to crown and/or stalk… Continue Reading
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Nate Bruce, Farm Business Management Specialist, nsbruce@udel.edu Corn prices continued their downtrend in the month of August with futures trading in the $0.10 – $0.30 range throughout the month. December corn is now sitting below $4.00 per bushel. Corn carryover… Continue Reading
