David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu There is still time to enter a guess for last week’s challenge: What is destroying my watermelon? A couple of other hints: individual vines are collapsing, not the entire plant. At the base of the… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This week, I didn’t take too many photos. I reckon most folks know what rain-checking on tomatoes and Japanese beetles look like. I did, however, take a photo of strange spots on plants a few… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Chris Holton and Chris Burkhart for correctly identifying Fusarium wilt. Even though the melon plant looks okay now, even a bit thirsty, it will soon completely collapse. The field was in melons two… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu As we are conducting tissue tests getting ready to give corn that crucial shot of nitrogen and perhaps sulfur or potassium, I noticed silvering on the leaves. What caused this and is it a problem?… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This week, we have a cosmetic pest of landscaping, commonly used around poultry houses that I get phone calls regarding in August. What is this?http://www.udel.edu/008255 or the Guess The Pest Logo to log your answer!
