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  • Vegetable and Fruit News-August 2022

  • Honey Bees

    … Updated: October 17, 2024 About honey bees Honey bees are 1/2 to 5/8 of an inch long, orangish-brown and … They are social insects and live in large colonies. Honey bees are not aggressive and will only sting to defend …

  • The Beach Plum

    … however it tends to resemble a bush more often than a tree; it suckers freely from the roots and can produce dense … Insect Pests The beach plum is attacked by several insects, which, if not controlled, may seriously reduce the … the fruit and foliage may drop prematurely. Other insects of minor importance to beach plums are the eastern …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-June 2023

  • Agronomy News-August 2021

    … looking... Read more>> Stockpiling Pasture for Fall and Winter Grazing Amanda Grev, Forage and Pasture Management … Weather Outlook Maryland Weather Outlook Maryland Regional Crop Reports Maryland Regional Crop Reports UMD Agronomy … evaluation of growth-promoting projects, variety trials, cover crops, and weed management. CEUs are available. …

  • Cytospora Canker of Spruce Trees

    … Other susceptible spruces include black, Norway, Oriental, and white. Colorado blue spruce trees are no longer … branches and the tree’s ornamental symmetry. The most common symptoms of spruce include lower branch die back with … and eliminate breeding sites for bark beetles. Alternative plant selections for replacement of diseased spruces If you …

  • Japanese Beetles

  • Moving Indoor Plants Outside

    … Updated: March 10, 2023 Renew houseplants with a summer outdoors Grown under the marginal conditions of most homes and apartments, houseplants can become tired-looking during the winter …

  • Pears

    … pear diseases, disease-resistant cultivars, rootstocks, insect and mite pests, and their treatment, Asian pears, and marketing. …

  • Spray Program for Multi-Tree Fruit Orchards

    … Acramite® 50WS [25] 1.0 lbs Mites Only as Required Sevin® 50W [1A] (apple thinning agent) 4.0 lbs SWD, Japanese … Rally®  40W 4.0 ozs (0-day PHI, except apples 14-days) Sevin® 50W 4.0 lbs (Japanese Beetle & Moths – 5-Day PHI for … 1-day REI); or Pristine® 14.5 ozs (Early Pomes 0-day PHI) Sevin® 50W 4.0 lbs (Japanese Beetle & Hornets – 5-Day PHI for …