David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Cawley for accurately identifying both Phytophthora and corn earworm in the last two weeks’ GTP. Scattered earworm have been reported in soybeans in low and isolated, well below threshold numbers. First… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I do not have to tell you that these frequent and heavy rains we have been having over the last 2-3 weeks have really increased the amount of foliar and, at… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Weather conditions continue to be very favorable for the development of Phytophthora fruit rot on watermelons. Conditions that favor Phytophthora fruit rot are rainfall amounts that lead to… Continue Reading
Kate Everts, Vegetable Pathologist, University of Delaware and University of Maryland; keverts@umd.edu Heavy local rains across Delmarva have heightened concerns about Phytophthora fruit and crown rot of many vegetables. Phytophthora is a notoriously difficult disease to manage. Cultural practices to… Continue Reading
Andy Wyenandt, Specialist in Vegetable Pathology, Rutgers University; wyenandt@aesop.rutgers.edu Syngenta Crop Protection released Orondis, a new fungicide with a new mode-of-action for use in vegetable production this past winter. Because of its registration date, Orondis was not included the 2016… Continue Reading
