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May 6, 2014 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report May 6, 2014
April 29, 2014 Dean Polk
South Jersey Twilight Fruit Meeting May 8, 2014
Date: Thursday May 8, 2014 6pm
Location: Summit City Farms, 500 University Blvd, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Fruit size of Redmax McIntosh apples
at time of thinning treatment. Photo: Horticultural News
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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April 29, 2014 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report Apr 29, 2014
See NEWA for Ascospore Maturity Graphs for your orchard.
This week in Fruit IPM
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- Scouting Calendar
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April 28, 2014 Anne Nielsen
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.
April 22, 2014 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report Apr 22, 2014
This week in Fruit IPMPeach scab lesions on fruit with old lesions on wood.
- Peach
- Apple
- Pear
- Blueberry
- Scouting Calendar
- Trap Counts (Southern Counties)
April 14, 2014 Zane Helsel
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…]
