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Low to Moderate Levels of Two Spotted Spider Mites in Strawberries

May 7, 2021kgyoung

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 →

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Guess The Pest! Week 2 Answer: Spider Mites

April 16, 2021cmanneri

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 →

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Prepare Greenhouses Now to Prevent Spider Mites

September 25, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

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 →

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Watch for Mites Before and After Planting Strawberries

August 28, 2020ahoggard

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 →

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Bacterial Spot, Thrips and Mites; Problem Pests Now in Tomatoes

August 7, 2020ahoggard

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 →

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