Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu Congratulations to Leah Fronk to correctly respond that the discoloration seen on the zucchini plant below is a symptom of blossom end rot, most likely due to inconsistent watering which restricted the plant’s ability… Continue Reading
Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu Congratulations to Eugenia Banks for being the first to guess that the pest pictured this week was aphids! Specifically pictured were melon aphids, which are a relatively small aphid species that range in color… Continue Reading
Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, UMD; vjohnso4@umd.edu Congratulations to Michael Myers for being the first one to guess that the mottling pattern and discoloration apparent on this tomato fruit is a result of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). TSWV is transmitted… Continue Reading
Veronica Yurchak, Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; vjohnso4@umd.edu Congratulations to Leah Fronk and others for correctly identifying this as thrips damage. Thrips problems typically increase in many different vegetable crops as they migrate out of recently harvested small grains and… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Richard Wilkins and several others for correctly identifying the sneaky cause of these stunted plants as salt injury. I fear this is something that we will need to be increasingly vigilant about and… Continue Reading
