David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu I am looking for dove hunting plots that partially border full season soybean. Dectes stem borer is a potential pest of soybean that is highly attracted to sunflower, so much so that several entomologists believe… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Matt Morris for correctly answering last week’s Guess The Pest Challenge. Matt has earned a sweep net which will come in handy in soybean fields and diffusing awkward encounters with strangers, because deep… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Alfalfa Potato leafhopper populations can still be found at economic threshold throughout the region. Continue to sample alfalfa for potato leafhoppers weekly, starting seven days after cutting until final harvest. Ten… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Alfalfa Continue to sample alfalfa for potato leafhoppers. Sample weekly starting seven days after cutting until final harvest. Ten sweep net samples should be taken in 10 random locations throughout the… Continue Reading
Joanne Whalen, Extension IPM Specialist; jwhalen@udel.edu, Bill Cissel, Extension IPM Agent; bcissel@udel.edu and Phillip Sylvester, Kent County Agricultural Extension Agent; phillip@udel.edu In Delaware, Dectes stem borer has been a pest of soybeans since the early 1980s. From all of the… Continue Reading
