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  • Maryland Regional Crop Reports

    … Sorghum harvest is almost complete. Some cover crops and small grains have been planted. We have gotten some rain this … very well as they received September rain. Cover crop and small grain establishment looks very good, setting us up for … in Montgomery County (one field had one weevil per corn plant in some areas). This black-colored weevil is a pest of …

  • IPM Vegetable and Fruit Scouting Tips

    … are not effective and are better used as a foliar spray when targeting ALM. Cucurbits By now most of our common … Both pathogens can persist in the soil, so crop rotation to non-crop hosts next year will be important. However, … are detected, continue with a spray program and remove any crop residue from the field to disrupt the …

  • Conifer Bark Beetles on Trees and Shrubs

    … very small insects, usually less than 8mm. They are brown to black in color and cylindrical in shape. The beetles … bark beetle attacks by literally trapping the beetles in a sticky flow of pitch. Often several beetle species will … or frass. Some beetle species produce only boring dust when attacking a tree. Most bark beetles feed and reproduce …

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

    … can also be confirmed by scouting for the slugs themselves at night with a headlamp or flashlight, or in the morning on … (Demchak, 2013). Strawberry sap beetle takes about 20 days at an average temperature of 68.9℉ to develop from an egg to … (Loughner et al., 2007). Pick-your-own operations are also at higher risk of infestation because customers often leave …

  • 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