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June 8, 2017

Fruit IPM Update for 6/8/17

Peach:

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The second TABM flight is well underway. Adults started to emerge in northern counties on 5/16 and in southern counties on 5/1. Although this has been a minor pest, this might be changing. Trap counts in northern counties are historically high, and indicate higher than normal populations. Timings are outlined below for anyone who had high populations last year.

 

Conventional,

Diamides

  

Conventional,

Diamides

 Intrepid, Rimon Bt
County Area AM EM EM EM
Southern 3rd-6/11-12; 4th 6/15-16 6/12-15 6/12-15 6/12-15
Northern 1st-6/10-13; 2nd 6/18-19 6/14-16 6/13-19 6/16-18

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit
June 1, 2017

Fruit IPM Update for June 1, 2017

Peach:

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first of 2 flights of tufted apple budmoth have started. Adults started to emerge in northern counties on 5/16 and in southern counties on 5/1. Although this has been a minor pest, timings are outlined below for anyone who had high populations last year.

 

 

Conventional,

Diamides

  

Conventional,

Diamides

 Intrepid, Rimon Bt
County Area AM EM EM EM
Southern 1st-past; 2nd-6/3-6/5 5/31-6/3 5/30-6/5 6/3-6/5
Northern 1st-6/9-6/11 6/12-6/15 6/11-6/26 6/15-6/25

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit
May 24, 2017

Fruit IPM Update for 5/24/17

Peach

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first of 2 flights of tufted apple budmoth have started. Adults started to emerge in northern counties on 5/16 and in southern counties on 5/1. Although this has been a minor pest, timings are outlined below for anyone who had high populations last year. [Read more…]

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May 19, 2017

2017 Wine Grape Twilight (North and South Jersey)

North Jersey:  May 23, 5:30 PM @ Terhune Orchard Winery, 330 Cold Soil Rd, Princeton, NJ 08540

South Jersey:  May 24, 5:30 PM @ White Horse Winery, 106 Hall St, Hammonton, NJ 08037 [Read more…]

Filed Under: Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape Tagged With: , ,
May 16, 2017

Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 17, 2017

Peach:

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first tufted apple budmoth adults were caught on 5/1 in southern counties. The first insecticides that target this pest will be due in a few weeks in southern counties. This has been only a minor pest during the last 6-8 years. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Tree Fruit
May 9, 2017

Tree Fruit IPM Report for May 10, 2017

Peach

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): The first tufted apple budmoth adults were caught on 5/1 in southern counties. The first insecticides that target this pest will be due in a few weeks in southern counties. This has been only a minor pest during the last 6-8 years. [Read more…]

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