Cucumber Beetles: Spotted or Striped on Vegetables
… apple, pear, green beans, okra, eggplant, and potato, plus tree and shrub blossoms. Signs/symptoms Larvae eat roots and … Both beetles are serious vectors (carriers) of plant diseases, including Fusarium wilt, mosaic viruses, muskmelon … Caused by Nonliving Factors Vegetable Problems Caused by Diseases Vegetable Problems Caused by Wildlife Still have a …
Petal Blight
… B. paeoniae causes bud and shoot blight of herbaceous and tree peonies. B. tulipae causes the disease "tulip … petals and foliage. Management Prevention of Botrytis diseases can be very difficult when the weather conditions … in the day. The cornerstone for control of all blight diseases is sanitation both during the growing season and in …
Start Growing Thornless Blackberries: How to Prepare and Select Cultivars for the Mid-Atlantic (FS-2023-0660)
… with varying levels of sweet and tart flavors. Unlike tree fruits such as apples, peaches, and cherries, … using metal stakes and thick gauge wire on Goat Plum Tree Farm, Berlin, MD. Photos by Matthew Harhai, Goat Plum … water holding capacity, which can enable root rotting diseases such as Phytophthora to attack blackberry plants. …
Vegetable and Fruit News-2025 (Volume 16, Issue 3)
… and Preventing Lenticel Breakdown in Apples: from Tree to Storage Bean Leaf Beetles Showing Up In Early Snap … Location: Online webinar (via Zoom) Description: Weeds, diseases, and insects are often a major concern for growers … Extension September 18th - Neo-P and other strawberry diseases - Dr. Mengjun Hu, University of Maryland October …
Western Maryland Regional Fruit Meeting
The Challenge of Growing a Lawn in Maryland
… crop in a given area. Single crops are more susceptible to diseases and pest problems than a diverse mixture of … taking the following approaches. Lawn won’t grow under a tree? Plant groundcovers instead, or put a 2” layer of organic mulch down over the tree’s root zone. Leave fallen needles under pine trees. They …
Phytotoxicity: Chemical Damage to Garden Plants
… Rose petals damaged by a pesticide spray. Photo: M. Talabac, UME Updated: June 7, 2024 What is phytotoxicity? Plant tissue damage from chemical exposure …
IPMnet
… to a Plant Diagnostic Lab (Karen Rane) Scouting for Diseases in the Greenhouse - Part 1 (David Clement) Scouting for Diseases in the Greenhouse - Part 1 (David Clement) Scouting for Diseases in the Greenhouse - Part 2 (David Clement) Scouting …
October 2023 WSA Newsletter
… Center for Watershed Protection – 2023 Agriculture & Watershed Symposium – Fulton, MD October 18 & 19, 2023 This is a forum for watershed and resource conservation professionals, agricultural practice … click here . Funding and Material Support Watershed Assistance Grant Program Information Sessions Informational …
Groundcovers
… Aggressive growth and invasive behavior can overlap, but do not always coincide. A plant that spreads aggressively in … depend on the species chosen. Fast-growing specimens will need more space to accommodate their mature size, and … with a competition-free planting site. Removing weeds after groundcover installation will be challenging, and weed …