Tag: zucchini

• Question of the Week – Squash Vine Borer

  

  This week, the question was: What is this critter resting on a zucchini flower bud? This is the adult form of the squash vine borer. The female moth lays eggs on the leaves and stems of squash and zucchini plants. A tiny caterpillar hatches from the egg and bores into the stems to feed. We…

  Justin Ballew

  June 2, 2022

  Question of the Week

  Insects, Question of the Week, Squash, squash vine borer, zucchini

• 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

• Weekly Field Update – 5/23/22

  

  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 Rob Last reports, “As we see temperatures increase strawberry flowering is reducing. Plants are still heavy with fruit, so managing diseases such as anthracnose and botrytis through…

  Justin Ballew

  May 23, 2022

  Weekly Field Updates

  clemson extension, Disease, dry, heat, south carolina, spider mites, spring crops, Squash, Strawberries, Weekly Field Updates, zucchini