David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Trap captures are mostly steady this week compared to last week. Most sites should stay on a 3-day spray schedule. If temperatures exceed 82, tighten up spray intervals one day. Trap captures from… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist; owensd@udel.edu Soybeans Continue scouting for stink bugs. We sampled more fields this week in Kent County and still have not found an economic infestation of them, so I suspect their populations are lower this year. Podworm… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean In the latest general insect scouting video, we visited a soybean field in which the farmer planted a pass of forage beans along the edge of a Plenish soybean field. The difference in deer… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Soybean Defoliator populations appear to be quite low. In last week’s scouting video, we were in a field near green stink bug threshold, but the beans were at R2. This week, many fewer of those… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Cucurbits Striped cucumber beetles and Lepidopteran rindworms continue to be the primary threat. Assail is the best striped cucumber beetle material, but if you are seeing caterpillars feeding on blossoms, you may want to include… Continue Reading
