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Fruit Crops Edition - Blueberry Section
Seasonal updates on diseases, insects, weeds impacting small fruit (blueberry, cranberry, and wine grape). Fruit Pest Alerts are also available via this category feed.
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July 23, 2015 Dean Polk
Fruit IPM Report 7-22-2015
Peach
Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): While overall pest pressure in peaches is very low for oriental fruit moth, we are at the proper time to treat if your farm has trap captures above 6 males per trap. Timing for third brood OFM applications are as follows:
| OFM 3nd Generation Timing | ||||
| Insecticide Type | ||||
| County/Region | Degree Days by 7/22 base 45 |
Conventional | Intrepid/IGRs | Diamides |
| Gloucester-Southern | 2317 | 1st – 7/17-19, 2nd – 7/27-28 |
1st – 7/14-15, 2nd – 7/25-27 |
1st – 7/13-18, 2nd – 7/24-27 |
| Hunterdon-Northern | 2053 | 1st – 7/24-28, 2nd – about 8/5-7 |
1st – 7/22-24, 2nd – about 8/3-5 |
1st – 7/22-23, 2nd – about 8/3-5 |
July 16, 2015 Dean Polk
Fruit IPM Report 7-16-2015
Peach
Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third brood should be treated based on the timings below. Overall pest pressure is light with some exceptions in northern counties.
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July 9, 2015 Dean Polk
Fruit IPM Report 7-9-2015
Peach
Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): While we are still between flights, trap counts indicate a slight pick up of moth activity for the start of the 3rd flight. The first insecticides will be due by the middle of the month in southern counties and about a week later in northern counties. Time your sprays according to the following table:
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July 1, 2015 Dean Polk
Fruit IPM Report 6-30-2015
Peach
Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): We are between 2nd and 3rd generation broods in southern counties, but still treating emerging larvae in northern counties. Growers who have trap counts that are less than 6 moths per trap can skip insecticides that are intended for OFM. If trap counts are higher, then time your sprays according to the following table:
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June 26, 2015 Wes Kline
Audit Ready: Heads Up on Handwashing Stations, Well Water Sampling, & Traceability
Handwashing Stations
Auditors have noted that on handwashing stations some have a label which says “Not potable water.” If a grower is doing the USDA GAP or Harmonized audits, the water in handwashing stations must meet the “Microbial standard for drinking water.” If a label is on the wash station marked not potable, the grower is not in compliance. Check G-9 in the GAP or 2.2.5 in the Field Operations and Harvesting Harmonized Food Safety Standard for more details.
From Grower Self Audit for USDA GAP Audit General Questions G-1 to G-15:
G-9. All toilet/restroom facilities are clean and properly supplied with single use towels, toilet paper, and hand soap or anti-bacterial soap and potable water for hand washing.
G-9. All toilet/restroom facilities are clean and properly supplied with single use towels, toilet paper, and hand soap or anti-bacterial soap and potable water for hand washing.
