Fertilizer or Pesticide Burn on Vegetable Leaves
… or tip burn. Symptoms are sometimes confused with disease, insect or mite damage, or problems caused by environmental conditions. … on stressed plants. Stressors, such as drought, disease, insect injury, and frost damage, predispose plants to …
Watch for Thrips and Mites in Vegetables
… guide. Be sure to apply any pesticides when bees will not be active in the field. Some of the populations …
Predators
… control program for the home garden. The most common insect predators are in the beetle, true bug, lacewing, wasp, … mites , are also important predators of insect pests in the home garden (click on links below). Even …
Pesticide Burn (Phytotoxicity) Damage on Flowers
… or tip burn. Symptoms are sometimes confused with disease, insect or mite damage or problems caused by environmental conditions. … on stressed plants. Stresses, such as drought, disease, insect injury, and frost damage predispose plants to chemical …
Thrips in Home Gardens
… visible without magnification. Most thrips feed on indoor and outdoor plants using rasping mouthparts to break plant cells open and consume their contents. A wide variety … harm. Signs of a thrips population Plant parts to inspect Common feeding areas include young leaves, leaf margins, and …
Mid-Summer Insect Scouting Priorities in Row Crops
… Updated: July 14, 2025 By Hayden Schug Mid-Summer Insect Scouting Priorities in Row Crops By Hayden Schug, … University of Maryland. As we move into July and August, insect pressure tends to ramp up across Maryland row crops, … and making timely, threshold-based decisions. Several pests are commonly active during this period, including corn …
IPM Threshold Guide for Vegetable Crops
Vegetable and Fruit News-May 2023
… in discoloration and changes to the ex-pected smooth texture of the skin of apples. Russet appears as a spectrum … and Karen Rane, UMD Plant Diagnostic Lab One very serious soil disease that affects Allium species, especially onion …
Mild Winter Induces Three Pest Problems This Year
IPM - Prevent, Identify, and Manage Plant Problems
… changing seasons, take proper measures to prevent plant problems as part of the landscape planning process. … can handle hotter, drier, or wetter summer conditions, plant more native plants (aim for at least 50% natives), know … research disease and insect resistant cultivars, properly plant and take care of plants after installation. Focusing …