Fruit IPM Report July 10, 2014

Syrphid Fly Larvae Attack Woolly Apple Aphids Photo: Good Fruit Grower

Syrphid Fly Larvae Attack Woolly Apple Aphids
Photo: Good Fruit Grower

This week in Fruit IPM

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Grape
  • Blueberry
  • Tree Fruit Trap Counts

 

New Blueberry Fruit IPM Program Associate Amy Raudenbush
Welcome Amy Raudenbush! Amy is now the Fruit IPM Program Associate working in blueberries. A native of New Jersey, Amy joined the Fruit IPM Program this past Tuesday, July 8. After getting a Bachelors degree from Rutgers and working in the Entomology Department, she received an MS in Entomology from Kansas State University, and worked as a research associate in IPM programming.

Amy is now visiting with growers and assessing SWD populations, along with other pests. Amy is stationed in the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Offices of Atlantic County, and will be able to be reached at (609)625-0056 or by her cell number at (609)313-2406.

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Fruit IPM Report June 11, 2014

Oriental Beetle Adult

Oriental Beetle Adult

This week in Fruit IPM

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Wine Grapes
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Tree Fruit Trap Counts
  • Blueberry
  • Blueberry Trap Counts

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Fruit IPM Report June 3, 2014

San Jose Scale

San Jose Scale

This week in Fruit IPM

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Wine Grapes
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Blueberry
  • Tree Fruit Trap Counts
  • Blueberry Trap Counts

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Fruit IPM Report May 27, 2014

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Primary Mummy Berry Strike

Primary Mummy Berry Strike
May 19-23

This week in Fruit IPM

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Blueberry
  • Tree Fruit Trap Counts
  • Blueberry Trap Counts

Fruit IPM Report May 20, 2014

Oriental Fruit Moth

First Generation OFM:
Larval flagging and bleeding on developing shoot.


This week in Fruit IPM

  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Pear
  • Blueberry
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Trap Counts

 

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Fruit IPM Report May 14, 2014

This week in Fruit IPM

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB):
Emergence from overwintering sites has started!

Both male and females are being found in pheromone traps and blacklight traps throughout the state. Any insecticides or insecticide mixes that are used for oriental fruit moth, plum curculio, codling moth or other pests should now include materials effective for BMSB.
  • Peach
  • Apple
  • Blueberry
  • Scouting Calendar
  • Trap Counts

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