Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Normally at this time of year when I talk about any insect problems in crucifers I talk about harlequin bugs that feed by sucking out plant juices and inject toxins into… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Griffith for correctly identifying last week’s GTP as a blister beetle. All blister beetles have a head and abdomen that is wider than the prothorax, giving them a ‘neck’. This species is… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu There have been several reports and sightings of blister beetles Epicauta spp. and yellow-striped armyworm Spodoptera ornithogalli feeding on various vegetable crops in our area. This is not too unusual as… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Normally at this time of year when I talk about any insect problems in crucifers I talk about harlequin bugs that feed by sucking out plant juices and inject toxins into… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu This has been a tough growing season for most of our vegetable crops. Some crops were planted late and had problems setting fruit later on in the summer heat while others… Continue Reading
