This week in Fruit IPM
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB):
Emergence from overwintering sites has started!
Both male and females are being found in pheromone traps and blacklight traps throughout the state. Any insecticides or insecticide mixes that are used for oriental fruit moth, plum curculio, codling moth or other pests should now include materials effective for BMSB.
- Peach
- Apple
- Blueberry
- Scouting Calendar
- Trap Counts
Tree Fruit Edition
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Fruit IPM Report May 14, 2014
Copper Bactericides for Peach Bacterial Spot Management
Fruit Infection
Effective management of bacterial spot on peach and nectarine necessitates application of bactericides during the post-bloom cover spray period. Early fruit infections during the first two to three weeks of this period generally result in large, deeply pitted blackened lesions that often ooze with sap. Later season fruit lesions are less pitted and much more shallow, but can be numerous, particularly on highly susceptible cultivars. Either way, considerable yield loss can occur on susceptible cultivars when the environment is favorable and/or inoculum levels are high. [Read more…]
Fruit IPM Report May 6, 2014
This week in Fruit IPM
- Peach
- Apple
- Pear
- Blueberry
- Scouting Calendar
- Trap Counts
South Jersey Twilight Fruit Meeting May 8, 2014
Date: Thursday May 8, 2014 6pm
Location: Summit City Farms, 500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Agenda
6:00 Welcome, Lewis DeEugenio Jr. and Family
6:10 Walking tour of Gloria, PF-17, and Sentry. Identification of insect pests, proper monitoring procedures and management.
Dr. Anne Nielsen, Extension Specialist in Fruit Entomology,
Dean Polk, Statewide Fruit IPM Agent
6:40 Identification of peach and nectarine diseases and management timing.
Dr. Norman Lalancette, Extension Specialist in Tree Fruit Pathology, Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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Fruit IPM Report Apr 29, 2014
This week in Fruit IPM
- Peach
- Apple
- Pear
- Scouting Calendar
- Trap Counts
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.