Scout emerging small grains for fall armyworm. Our unusually warm October weather may give moths an opportunity to lay eggs in fields and for those eggs to develop into caterpillars capable of causing damage before frost. Fall armyworm will hide… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Be sure to scout for aphids in small grains. Warm weather in October and November will favor higher than usual aphid populations. Examine 10-20 sites per field, and at each site, 1-5 row ft. Fall… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Planting winter wheat and barley is coming up. There are two historically important insect pest groups to be mindful of: Hessian fly and the aphid complex. Hessian fly lays eggs on leaves and larvae move… Continue Reading
Phillip Sylvester, Kent Co., Ag Agent; phillip@udel.edu, Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu and David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Invariably I get asked, “What do you do this time of year?” or “Are the bugs dead yet?”… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations to John Swaine, III for correctly identifying the moths as true armyworms and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not once but… Continue Reading
