Syrphid Fly Larvae Attack Woolly Apple Aphids
Photo: Good Fruit GrowerThis 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.
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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Fruit IPM Report July 10, 2014
Fruit IPM Report June 11, 2014
This week in Fruit IPMOriental Beetle Adult
- 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
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
May 19-23This week in Fruit IPM
- Peach
- Apple
- Pear
- Scouting Calendar
- Blueberry
- Tree Fruit Trap Counts
- Blueberry Trap Counts
Fruit IPM Report May 20, 2014
First Generation OFM:
Larval flagging and bleeding on developing shoot.
This week in Fruit IPM
- Peach
- Apple
- Pear
- Blueberry
- Scouting Calendar
- Trap Counts
Pesticide Worker Protection Inspection Warning
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Pesticide Control Program (NJDEP) has announced that federal agricultural Worker Protection Standard (WPS) compliance farm inspections will be conducted mid-May through July. Be a prepared agricultural employer. Take the necessary actions this week to make sure your farm is in compliance to avoid citations.
Two outstanding farm employer resources on agricultural WPS compliance are:
1. EPA Ag Employer Quick Reference Guide (2005)
2. EPA website How to Comply with the Worker Protection Standard for Agricultural Pesticides: What Employers Need to Know
These are inspections by the US EPA, although NJDEP inspectors may accompany them. Approximately 20 to 30 inspections are slated to be conducted any time from May through July.
