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Fruit Crops Edition - Cranberry 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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April 28, 2014

BMSB Survey

“Are you a grower? Got stink bugs? We need your help! We’re surveying growers to assess the impact of BMSB on crops and gathering information that will help us defeat this pest.

Receive a free Guide to Stink Bugs* if you complete the 10-minute BMSB survey”
https://cornell.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5ssnjXLNhvp6v1H
Thanks in advance! – From the Northeast IPM Center

The BMSB Working Group, through NE IPM Center and Cornell University, is collecting information from farmers on BMSB impact and management. If you have time, please fill out this short survey. It will help to gather information that we can use to identify what’s working and what we still need to do.

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape
April 22, 2014

Casoron 4G Weed Control in Established Bearing Cranberry Bogs

Casoron will control most annual broadleaf weeds and suppress or control many perennial broadleaf weeds in cranberries, including redroot. Apply Casoron 4G to cranberry bogs after the winter flood has been removed, but before the vines break winter dormancy and begin to grow.

Casoron controls or suppresses many "hard to control" weeds, including redroot.

Casoron controls or suppresses many
“hard to control” weeds, including redroot.

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Filed Under: Cranberry
April 21, 2014

Cranberry Weevil Research

In field evaluations, we demonstrated that yellow sticky traps baited with the blend of four aggregation pheromone components trapped significantly more cranberry weevil adults than un-baited controls.
Development of pheromone-based monitoring lures is an important step toward spatially-precise management techniques that may lead to significant reduction in the use of pesticides targeted against cranberry weevil in blueberries.

Cranberry Weevil Traps

Evaluation of Different Color Cranberry Weevil Traps

The cranberry weevil is a key pest of highbush blueberries in New Jersey and of cranberries in Massachusetts. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Cranberry
April 14, 2014

Pesticide Storage Inventory Due May 1

All NJ licensed pesticide applicators, as well as dealers, who store pesticides are required by law to send a copy of their storage inventories with an explanatory cover letter to the local fire company by May 1st each year. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Cranberry, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Tree Fruit, Turf, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape
August 2, 2013

ACGA Preview: Research in Cranberry Entomology

Join us August 15 for the ACGA Summer Field Day to visit research bogs and discuss results.

Insecticide Trials against Sparganothis Fruitworm and Spotted Fireworm

We are currently conducting experiments to compare the efficacy of various insecticides (Delegate, Altacor, Intrepid, Lorsban, Imidan, and 2 unregistered insecticides) against Sparganothis fruitworm and spotted fireworm larvae in cranberries. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Cranberry
July 29, 2013

ACGA 2013 Summer Field Day

American Cranberry Growers Association 2013 Summer Field Day
Date: Thursday, August 15

Location: Rutgers P.E. Marucci Center for Blueberry & Cranberry Research & Extension, Chatsworth, NJ

Parking will be available at the Center’s shop (across cranberry bogs).
Transportation for tours will be provided at the Center.

Agenda
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Filed Under: Cranberry