Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu I am currently pruning in my peach orchard. This is the first step in managing the fruit load. Most years, peaches and nectarines will set many more fruit than the tree can… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Voles may cause extensive damage to fruit trees and orchards as a result of girdling seedlings and trees and damaging roots. Damage occurs primarily during winter when other types of food are… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu A photo of a young peach tree with San Jose Scale infested fruit came in last week. Fruit with scale on it will have red rings on the surface. The reddening is a reaction to… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby and Emmalea Ernest for correctly identifying stink bug damage to the peaches. One respondent wrote “I like to blame stink bugs for everything.” They are also a cause of bleeding or… Continue Reading
Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Conditions have been highly favorable for the development of brown rot in nectarines and peaches. Brown rot has blossom, shoot, canker, and fruit phases. Brown rot is caused by the fungus Monilinia… Continue Reading
