David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Sweet Corn Traps were checked on Tuesday of this week and thus represent 5 days in the below table. Traps are being checked today (Sept 5) and counts will be accessible by 5PM (if all… Continue Reading
An instance of field tomatoes with Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus (TSWV) was reported in Delaware at the end of June. TSWV has also been reported in New Jersey this year and in Maryland the past several years. Resistant tomato and… Continue Reading
Emmalea Ernest, Extension Fruit & Vegetable Specialist; emmalea@udel.edu Adapted from an article by Gordon Johnson Rain during tomato fruit ripening can result in increased fruit cracking in field tomatoes causing extensive losses of marketable fruit. Cracking can become more problematic… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu and Karen Rane, Plant Diagnostician, University of Maryland rane@umd.edu Corky root is caused by the fungus Pyrenochaeta lycopersici. Tomato plants affected with corky root may appear stunted and generally lack vigor. Later the… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu The disease tomato pith necrosis was one that we used to only sporadically find in our tomato fields, but in the last 6-8 years it has become a much more consistent… Continue Reading
