A new pest of New Jersey Blueberries
We have started to catch Spotted Wing Drosophila adults in low numbers. While these numbers are very low, they do indicate a presence in our production areas.
June 19, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Blueberry Pest in Detail: Spotted Wing Drosophila
June 17, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Cranberry: Insect Update 6/17/2013
Bloom has started. If insects have been effectively managed prior to bloom, we recommend no sprays at this time. A reminder: when bees are present your only choices of insecticides are the Insect Growth Regulators –IGR- (e.g. Confirm and Intrepid) or Bt products (e.g. DiPel).
From now until August, we recommend monitoring insect populations using pheromone traps. [Read more…]
June 17, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
On-Farm Research in Cranberry: SPARG Trap Design & Color
In 2012 we started a study to compare the efficacy of different trap designs (delta versus wing traps) and colors (white versus red) on Sparganothis fruitworm (SPARG) adult captures. We found that red delta traps (Trécé Pherocon VI) are more effective than white delta traps. White delta traps also catch greater number of honey bees, and it is possible that this saturates the sticky traps. We are continuing this work and testing this hypothesis in 2013. Results from these studies will be presented at future grower meetings.
Experiment set-up to test effect of
trap design and color on
Sparganothis fruitworm captures.
Data show red delta traps to be more effective than white delta traps in catching adult Sparanothis fruitworm.
June 17, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Cranberry IPM Supply Sources
Below is a list of where to get supplies for IPM programming. I have put together the following list for those of you who wish to purchase supplies. This is not an endorsement of any particular company. Some vendors are manufacturers, and sell direct, while others are only retailers.
Distributors, Dealers, Manufacturers
- Phero Tech, Inc., 7272 Progress Way, Delta, B.C. Canada V4G 1E9
800-665-0076, www.pherotech.com - Scentry Biologicals, Inc., 610 Central Ave., Billings, MT 59102
800-735-5323, www.scentry.com - Suterra, LLC., 213 Southwest Columbia St., Bend, OR 97702
866-326-6737, www.suterra.com - Trece, Inc., 7569 Highway 28 West, P.O. Box 129, Adair, OK 74330
866-785-1313, www.trece.com - Great Lakes IPM, 10220 Church Rd. NE, Vestaburg, MI 48891
800-235-0285, www.greatlakesipm.com - IPM Tech. Inc., 4134 N. Vancouver Ave., #105, Portland, OR 97217
888-476-8727, www.ipmtech.com - Gempler’s, P.O. Box 270, Mt. Horeb, WI 53572
800-382-8473, www.gemplers.com - AgBio, Inc., 9915 Raleigh St., Westminster, CO 80031
877-268-2020, www.agbio-inc.com - ISCA Technologies, P.O. Box 5266, Riverside, CA 92517
951-686-5008, www.iscatech.com
June 13, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Blueberry Pest in Detail: Blueberry Maggot
The first trap capture was seen on June 7 in Burlington County which started the clock for those growers on a calendar based spray program if exporting fruit to Canada. See Fruit IPM report for this week.
Blueberry Maggot Trap
- Life Cycle
- Monitoring and Management
- Adult Identification
- Control Options
June 10, 2013 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
On-Farm Research Results in Cranberry: Altacor
Rutgers Technician Robert Holdcraft
sweeping a cranberry bed.
Altacor is a new insecticide registered in cranberries. A few weeks ago we conducted an experiment to test the efficacy of Altacor® (DuPont) at 4.5 oz/acre against spotted fireworm larvae.
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