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  • Maryland Regional Crop Reports

    … in January of 2025. Spring arrived with very good initial planting conditions. Rains slowed planting progress as we … planting and other spring operations to move forward on schedule. Meanwhile, small grains are heading, with some … has begun. Full season soybeans are in the beginning seed stage (R5).—Kelly Nichols, Montgomery Co. Northern …

  • IPM Vegetable and Fruit Scouting Tips

    … Scouting Tips By Hayden Schug, Agent, Charles County, UMD, and Veronica Yurchak, Extension Vegetable Specialist, UMD. … and weeds at the end of the season so that no living plant tissue is present inside. Allium Crops Figure 1. ALM … spray when targeting ALM. Cucurbits By now most of our common insect pests are likely not a concern – although …

  • Conifer Bark Beetles on Trees and Shrubs

    … October 17, 2024 Key points Bark beetles are very small insects, usually less than 8mm. They are brown to black in … pheromone, which attracts more bark beetles to the tree under attack. Beetles often carry pathogenic fungi such … stain that are deposited in the vascular system of the tree. These fungi quickly multiply and clog the water …

  • Strawberry Sap Beetle Management in Maryland Strawberry Production (FS-2023-0656)

  • Carpenter Bees

    … Bugwood.org Updated: October 17, 2024 About carpenter bees Carpenter bees are a native species and like other native bees they are important pollinators, are not aggressive, and …

  • Ladybugs or Ladybird Beetles

  • Who has been in my strawberries? Slugs and sap beetles, two common pests

  • Honey Bee Enterprise

    … beeswax, pollen, honey, and more. The need-for-the-bees makes apiculture another emerging agricultural … equipment, bee products, and much more.   Beekeeping-Honey Bees This web resource shares topics for beekeeping including … of Agriculture Maryland Law requires everyone who keeps bees to register their colonies within 30 days of first …

  • Carpet Beetles

  • Beech Leaf Disease in Maryland

    … to protect tree health.   All beech species, including native American beech (Fagus grandifolia),  European beech … are susceptible to the disease. American beech, native to eastern North America, is an important forest tree …