Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu I visited some strawberry fields over the last few days in Maryland. Most of the strawberry fields were on plastic but some were matted row production and a few in high… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu Be sure to scout strawberry plantings for spider mites. Thresholds during the flowering and fruiting stage are 15 – 20 mites per leaflet. Take 10 mid-canopy leaflets (not the full leaf) per acre and count… Continue Reading
Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu Congratulations Jeffrey O’Hara for correctly identifying the damage in the photo as spider mite damage and for being selected to be entered into the end of season raffle for $100 not… Continue Reading
Jerry Brust, IPM Vegetable Specialist, University of Maryland; jbrust@umd.edu There are reports of spider mites in multiple crops, with injury in tomatoes and a variety of cucurbits, mostly watermelon. Spider mites love hot, dry weather and that is what we… Continue Reading
David Owens, Extension Entomologist, owensd@udel.edu and Bill Cissel, Extension Agent – Integrated Pest Management; bcissel@udel.edu We found our first two spotted spider mites in watermelon, cantaloupe, and soybean last week. Spider mites move into fields in 3 ways: hitching a… Continue Reading
