David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Continue scouting whorl stage sweet corn for fall armyworm and tassel push sweet corn for corn leaf aphid. Either of these may require additional insecticide applications. Corn earworm populations are VERY HIGH across… Continue Reading
Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu Growers across the Delmarva region should begin scouting for cross-striped cabbageworms (CSCW). Unlike the more common brassica caterpillar pests which lay their eggs individually, CSCW females lay eggs in clusters of 3 to 25.… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Spinach and Beets Beet webworm activity is unusually high this year. In Georgetown, they have stripped a lot of foliage off pigweeds. In addition, beet armyworm activity is also getting into oddball places, just like… Continue Reading
