2025 | Volume 16, Issue 3
Inside this issue:
- BENEFICIAL BUG SPOTLIGHT -D. Insulare
- Understanding and Preventing Lenticel Breakdown in Apples: from Tree to Storage
- Bean Leaf Beetles Showing Up In Early Snap Beans
- Climate Change and the Orchard: It's Been a Difficult Spring for Fruit Growers
- Cross-Striped Cabbage Worms Appearing in Cole Crops
- Spotted wing drosophila active consider management in cherries and blueberries
- Considerations for Control of Palmer Amaranth and Other Pigweeds in Vegetables
- Vegetable Crop Insect Scouting
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Vegetable Production Guide Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations (EB-236)
Vegetable Production Guide Mid-Atlantic Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations (EB-236) -
Spray Program for Multi-Small Fruit Plantings
Spray Program for Multi-Small Fruit Plantings -
Common Fruit Herbicides*
Common Fruit Herbicides*
Upcoming UME Events!
Event: Ag Integrated Pest Management Web Series
Time: 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
Location: Online webinar (via Zoom)
Description: Weeds, diseases, and insects are often a major concern for growers in Maryland. Integrated pest management (IPM) programs incorporate multiple pest management strategies into their production practices. Join us monthly for timely topics to help manage pests on the farms. Hosted via Zoom, on the Third Thursday of every month at noon, these one-hour sessions are both informative and interactive, providing an opportunity for participants to learn and engage with specialists in the field.
- June 26th - Palmer amaranth and pigweed control - Dr. Kurt M. Vollmer, University of Maryland Extension Specialist-Weed Management
- July 17th - Corn spot and tar update and prevention - Andy Kness, University of Maryland Extension
- August 21st - Managing late-season corn earworm - Hayden Schug, University of Maryland Extension
- September 18th - Neo-P and other strawberry diseases - Dr. Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland
- October 16th - Cover crops for weed management - Dr. Dwayne Joseph, University of Maryland Extension
Pesticide Credits will be available but vary by date. Please contact Emily Zobel (ezobel@umd.edu) or Hayden Schug (hschug@umd.edu) for more information.
If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Emily Zobel (ezobel@umd.edu) or Hayden Schug (hschug@umd.edu).
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Event: 2025 Maryland Weed Management Twilight Tour!
Date: June 25, 2025 | Wednesday
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. | Cost: Free, but registration is required
Location: University of Maryland Wye Research and Education Center, 211 Farm Lane, Queenstown, MD 21658
Description: Join us! Our tour showcases the latest results from University Weed Management trials. Maryland and Delaware pesticide and CCA credits will be available. This event is free and open to the public. This event will be held rain or shine and dinner will be provided.
For more information or to register go to go.umd.edu/2025weedtwilight
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GAP Training Classes: Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) training courses are eight hours of produce safety information. The goal is to have your farm's food safety plan initiated while you are in class. Classes form as requested. https://ume.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_d5sq5Gbuqhm5nD0
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Hiring and Retaining Farm Employees – What you Need to Know and Do
Are you trying to find, hire and keep great employees? Is it a bit confusing and time consuming? Do you know where to start and who to involve? Are you worried about the legal considerations when having non-family members employed? This course will help you sort through all these questions and concerns. Navigating this process doesn’t have to be difficult as this course will share with you. Through the four modules of this course, you’ll get important information and resources you can adapt for your own operation. For more information go to https://agrisk.umd.edu/grant-proposals/hiring-and-retaining-farm-employees
Newsletter Feedback Survey. Please Tell Us How We Are Doing!
We have created a short survey to help determine the effectiveness of the format and content of the UME Fruit and Vegetable Newsletter. All information is anonymous. Participation in this survey is entirely voluntary, and you may choose to skip any questions that you do not feel comfortable answering. The survey should take approximately 10 minutes to complete.
Survey Link:
https://go.umd.edu/VFNS25
If you have any questions about the survey or for a paper copy please contact Emily Zobel (410)228-8800, or ezobel@umd.edu We greatly value your input. With your feedback, UME will be better able to provide educational programs and services that meet your needs.
Extensión en Español Check out Extensión en Español, a Spanish language blog by two UMD professors, Anahí Espíndola (Entomology) and Macarena Farcuh (Plant Sciences & Landscape Architecture). https://extensionesp.umd.edu/
They cover a range of topics, including fruit, pollinators, pests, soils, and pesticides.
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EDITOR
Emily Zobel University of Maryland Extension Agent - Dorchester County
501 Court Lane, Room 208
Cambridge, MD 21613
Phone: (410) 410-228-8800
Email: ezobel@umd.edu
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