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  • An Unusual Vegetable Pest Observed This Season: Fleahoppers

    … it is important to confirm the actual presence of the insect causing the observed damage, as effective products for thrips/mite control may not adequately control fleahoppers. In our …

  • September Gardening Tips and Tasks

    … (do not use on blue spruce). Follow label instructions.   Spotted lanternfly  adults may be found feeding on many … tree of heaven ( Ailanthus altissma ). If you observe spotted lanternflies, inform the Maryland Department of … on how to harvest and bag bean plants.    Striped and spotted cucumber beetle adults are active and chewing holes …

  • Row Covers

    … protection.  Exclude large and small animals, especially insect pests (making it an excellent organic pest management tool). … Light-weight- (0.45 oz./sq. yard) are marketed as “insect barriers,” have 90%-95% light transmittance, give 2 …

  • Vegetable and Fruit News-May 2021

    … 2024 May 13, 2021  |  Volume 12, Issue 2 June Vegetable Insect Scouting Tips By Emily Zobel, Senior Agent Associate, … in Organic Insecticides Against Difficult to Control Insect Pests By Galen P. Dively, Terry Patton, Lindsay Barranco, and …

  • Spotted Lanternfly (SLF) II - Scouting and Management

    … Counties in Maryland and continually moves south. This insect is a “newly introduced” pest that has the potential to … removing them from the vineyard. Management As with any insect pest, small populations are only causing minor damage … Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA), Plants and Pests MDA (410) 841-5920;  DontBug.MD@maryland.gov   Spotted …

  • Armored Scale Insects on Trees and Shrubs

  • Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Part 2–Management in the Vineyard

    … the wire or the cluster itself may help to disturb the insect-inducing flight.    It is strongly recommended to sort … a longer residual life. Both have a rapid knockdown of pests but neither is likely to keep high populations of SB … likely effective, also has the risk of flaring secondary pests, e.g. leafhoppers, mealybugs, and/or mites. The …

  • San Jose Scale

    … perniciosus ) is a non-native type of armored scale insect and can be difficult to manage as their waxy body … predators and certain pesticides. Learn more about scale insect groups and biology on  Introduction to Scale Insects . … of fruits can cause reddish halos around each individual insect. Blotchy skin coloration may be unsightly but fruits …

  • Commercial Strawberry Production

  • Indian Wax Scale