tarnished plant bug | Weekly Crop Update

Strawberry Insect Scouting

April 9, 2021kgyoung

– David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Begin scouting strawberry for two spotted spider mite and tarnished plant bug. With the cooler winter we had this year, mite populations may be slower. In 2020, we had strawberry plots in Georgetown with… Continue Reading →

Tarnished Plant Bug in Strawberries

May 22, 2020Emmalea Garver Ernest

David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu This spring, cold weather has interfered with strawberry pollination resulting in misshapen berries. But there is another cause of deformed fruit: tarnished plant bug. Tarnished plant bugs are a brown to black, mottled, and small… Continue Reading →