Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Peach:
Plum Curculio (PC): As the weather gets warmers, we should see a lot more of PC adult activity. They have been active, at various levels for the past 5 weeks, and can be problematic especially around petal fall and shortly thereafter. Therefore make sure to include a PC effective insecticide in your petal fall spray (northern counties) if not already done so. Effective materials include: Imidan, Avaunt, Apta (has a bee caution label), and several neonicotinoids: Actara, Belay.
Peach:
Plum Curculio (PC): PC adults are active and will damage fruit if not controlled. PC is a key pest to control during the first few weeks after petal fall. Imidan, Avaunt, Actara and Belay are very effective. However, try to delay the use of Actara and Belay for when brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) are more of an issue.
Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains advanced, but development is slowing. In southern counties peach orchards are at Shuck Split to Shuck Off. Pears are past Petal Fall. Red Delicious was about Full Bloom on 4/25 and is late bloom/Petal Fall on May 4. Other varieties still have considerable bloom. Cherries are just past full Bloom. [Read more…]
Blueberry
A Rare Tme for the Stars to Align: Sharpnosed leafhopper adults are flying, and scale crawlers are emerging. [Read more…]
Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: Treatments for the 3rd generation OFM are timed for now in northern counties. [Read more…]
Peach:
Oriental Fruit Moth: Treatments for the 3rd generation OFM are timed for now in northern counties. Treatments are done in southern counties. [Read more…]
