Tag: aphids

• Weekly Field Update – 2/16/26

  

  After some welcomed rain over the weekend, temperatures are warming up for the week. Strawberry growers are beginning to inject fertilizer in preparation for bloom. Spider mites are showing up in many places and are likely to increase in the coming warm weather. See details below. Keep an eye on the Upcoming Events tab periodically…

  Justin Ballew

  February 16, 2026

  Weekly Field Updates

  alternaria, aphids, bloom, boron, clemson extension, cool weather, crowns, Disease, fall crops, fertilizer, Insects, planting, pruning, row covers, scout, scouting, snow, south carolina, spider mites, Strawberries, Weekly Field Updates

• Question of the Week – Squash Virus

  

  Did Zack find a hybrid squash-cucumber this past week? What is going on here? No, this is not a new hybrid squash-cucumber. And no, just because these two crops were planted beside each other, they did not cross-pollinate and create a unique baby. This squash fruit is showing symptoms of a virus. Most viruses in cucurbits are…

  Justin Ballew

  July 3, 2025

  Question of the Week

  aphids, Cucurbits, Question of the Week, Squash, virus

• Weekly Field Update – 5/31/22

  

  Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom to see this week’s Question of the Week and check back on Thursday for the answer! Coastal Region Zack Snipes reports, “It seems like everything is coming in from the fields right now. We got some rain but could really use some more. I am…

  Justin Ballew

  May 31, 2022

  Weekly Field Updates

  aphids, clemson extension, diamondback moth, Disease, dry, heat, Peaches, south carolina, Squash, Tomatoes, Weekly Field Updates, zucchini