David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Small Grains We have heard of a few reports of armyworm activity in northern Kent County, with worms clipping barley heads. As we start moving closer to harvest, watch fields that have limited green tissue… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Over the past couple of weeks, we have been following the corn plant in the photographs below to see if the plant would out-compete the slugs or if the slugs would… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management, bcissel@udel.edu; Phillip Sylvester, Extension Agriculture Agent, Kent County, phillip@udel.edu; David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Last week, we were focused on slug injury on corn. While this is still a concern, the current… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu In response to the question: “If the corn seedlings in your field all looked like this, and given the current weather forecast, would you apply slug bait?” Sixty percent of the… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu With corn starting to pop up in rows, keep an eye out for slug feeding injury. Yea, that’s right, SLUGS. Even though the current weather has been hot and dry, slugs… Continue Reading
