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In the past I have talked about several different problems with garlic, be it mites, nematodes, fungal or bacterial diseases. However, this year I am seeing something different that I will just call ‘garlic viruses’ that may have been there in past years, but is more prominent now for some reason...

March - August 2014 Tomatoes are grafted by joining the top of one plant (the scion) to the root system of another (the rootstock). The subsequent plant is more vigorous and productive. Several studies have been done over the last 10 years that show the benefits of using grafting for soil disease...

! Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, $ Graduate Student and * Faculty Research Associate University of Maryland, Department of Entomology No-Till (NT) Cover Crop Termination Cover crops are an integral component of conservation practices. As part of a vegetable or field crop’s rotation...

$ Graduate Student , * Associate Professor and Extension Specialist Parasitic wasps are beneficial wasps that generally lay their eggs inside the egg, immature or adult stage of another insect commonly called its host. Eggs of these wasps then hatch, leaving the larval wasp which resembles a maggot...

Student Research Assistant(1), Associate Professor and Extension Specialist(2) University of Maryland Department of Entomology Entomopathogens as Insecticides Entomopathogens are bacteria, fungi, protozoans or viruses that can infect and subsequently cause disease in insects and other arthropods...

Organic vegetable growers have a hard time managing weeds, as there are no reliable Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) chemicals for controlling grass or broad leaf weeds. Most of the time growers depend on tillage for weed control, but excess tillage can lead to destruction of soil...

Allium cepa var. aggregatum Grow your own specialty crop! If you like gourmet ingredients, plant shallots, a dainty member of the onion family prized for mild subtle flavor without a strong onion or garlic taste. Their small bulbs and green grass-like foliage are edible, similar to green onions...

February 2014 This presentation is given to new vegetable growers in training sessions that cover many topics. The topic presented here is pest management of insect, disease, weeds and animals. This includes recognizing the pests and natural enemies that growers will encounter in their fields over...

Over the last ten years, mid-Atlantic vegetable growers have been inundated with invasive pests such as the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Spotted Wing Drosophila. Invasive pests are especially difficult to control as they have no natural enemies, which enables their populations to build rapidly...