David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Melons Two spotted spider mites are moving into watermelons from field interiors, and a report came in earlier this week that sounded like a potential case of transplants with mites on them being planted into… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cucurbits Continue scouting for cucumber beetle, especially in recently planted fields with small plants where defoliation can cause more significant injury. Also scout for melon aphids on any fields that have not been previously treated… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Potato leafhoppers Empoasca fabae, started showing up early in the season in our area in unexpected numbers and now they are showing up again in vegetables (eggplant, beans) fruit crops (raspberries)… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Last week’s photo was a bit tricky, as this was no longer a photo of a live insect, but rather a shed skin. The most common sheds that you will see under leaves are from… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby for correctly identifying the yellowing on the snap bean leaf as hopperburn caused by potato leafhopper. Adults are very active and fly from the foliage at the least disturbance. Small nymphs… Continue Reading
