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Cyclamen Mites Found in Strawberries

May 21, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Cyclamen mites have been found in a few mid-Atlantic strawberry fields as well as more widespread to the south of us in North Carolina. So once we start to really warm… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:9, cyclamen mite, strawberry

‘Bruising’ on Strawberry Foliage

May 21, 2021kgyoung

Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Over the last few weeks, I have been sent pictures of and have seen dark spots on the foliage of strawberry plants (Fig. 1). These spots can look pretty bad at… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:9, strawberry

Guess The Pest! Week 5 Answer: Radiation Frost

May 7, 2021kgyoung

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Mr. John Hockmuth logged a good guess for last week’s condition as anthracnose. There is an anthracnose that affects sycamore trees, especially in cool, wet years. Anthracnose can keep sycamores from leafing out and giving… Continue Reading →

General 29:7, blueberry, freeze injury, freeze protection, Guess the Pest!, peaches, strawberry

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 →

Fruit Crops 29:7, spider mite, strawberry

Strawberry and Blueberry Pollination

April 30, 2021kgyoung

Gordon Johnson, Extension Vegetable & Fruit Specialist; gcjohn@udel.edu Strawberry Strawberries are aggregate fruits. They have multiple ovules per receptacle where the fruit is formed. The strawberry receptacle may have up to 500 ovules per berry. You will see these as… Continue Reading →

Fruit Crops 29:6, blueberry, bumble bee, honeybee, pollination, pollinators, strawberry

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