Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I visited some strawberry fields over the last few days in Maryland and while most of the fields were on plastic, some were matted row production. Overall, I found low levels… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Congratulations to Bob Leiby for correctly identifying the cause of the whitish yellow speckles on the leaf as feeding injury caused by two spotted spider mite. This is a common greenhouse invader, especially when winter… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Now is the time to prepare greenhouses for the 2021 planting season. Pests such as thrips and spider mites overwinter on weeds growing in the greenhouse or on weeds along the outside of the greenhouse.… Continue Reading
Kelly Hamby, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, kahamby@umd.edu Cyclamen mites (Phytonemus pallidus) and spider mites (usually twospotted spider mites, Tetranychus urticae) can become a problem soon after planting in strawberries. Because these mites may… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Last week several fields were found with one or more of the big 3 for mid-summer pests in tomato. These disease and insect pests do well in hot weather, although two… Continue Reading
