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Warm Temperatures are Moving Crops Along  

May 16, 2025raharris

Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Since mid-March of this year, temperatures have been warmer than typical and in the last 30 days temperatures in much of Delaware have been 4 to 6°F above average (Fig. 1). This… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 33:10, cole crops, lettuce, peas

Vegetable Insect Scouting

April 11, 2025lyndsie

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cole Crops Cabbage whites have been flying now for the last couple of weeks. Scout cole crops for worms and for flea beetles. The threshold for young plants is a 20% infestation. When plants are… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 33:5, asparagus, cole crops

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

September 13, 2024lyndsie

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Moth trap captures have declined due to a combination of cool nights and decreasing attractive resources near our pheromone traps. This is a general reminder that the most effective trap is going to… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 32:27, cole crops, lima beans, sweet corn

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

June 7, 2024raharris

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 →

Vegetable Crops 32:13, cole crops, diamondback moth, potato leafhopper

Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting

September 29, 2023raharris

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cole crops Cabbage aphid populations are increasing. Imported cabbageworm is very active, along with lower populations of many other cabbage pests. We even had a cutworm destroy the growing point in one of our plot… Continue Reading →

Vegetable Crops 31:27, cole crops, spinach

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