David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Corn Now that corn is tasseling, check field edges, particularly near ditches and small grain fields for the presence of brown stink bug. They concentrate themselves in the leaf axil where the ear is developing.… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spider Mite Alert New this year for us is participation in Syngenta’s Pest Patrol (https://www.syngenta-us.com/pest-patrol) a text to voice mail service that alerts subscribers when a new message has been posted that they can listen… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Alfalfa Now that most of the alfalfa has been cut, scout the regrowth for potato leafhopper. Remember, once hopperburn is observed, yield has already been damaged. In our alfalfa recommendations there is a threshold table,… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Corn Small grain harvest has begun, and with it, the potential to flush brown stink bugs out and into any adjacent corn. Also check near woodlines in fields that were soybeans late last year, because… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Wheat While I have not received any reports of armyworm activity in small grain, be advised that the window for using a pyrethroid is just about closed. Mustang Maxx’s PHI is 14 days. If a… Continue Reading
