Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostician, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu Over the past few weeks, we have seen several greenhouse (GH) and high tunnel (HT) vegetable (basil and tomato mostly, but also… 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
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu A couple of high tunnels and even a field of tomatoes have been found with tomato spotted wilt virus in Maryland. The high tunnel finds were not too surprising but the… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu Because of the bright sunny days we have had in the past 3-4 weeks, as well as higher temperatures lately, vegetables in high tunnels (HT) are highly susceptible to thrips and… Continue Reading
Nancy Gregory, Plant Diagnostician; ngregory@udel.edu Soybean vein necrosis is beginning to show up in some soybean fields in the region. Soybean vein necrosis, caused by a thrips vectored virus, begins as diffuse yellow blotchy leaf spots, often around the veins.… Continue Reading
