First Generation OFM:
Larval flagging and bleeding on developing shoot.
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May 20, 2014 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report May 20, 2014
May 16, 2014 Pat Hastings
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.
May 15, 2014 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report May 14, 2014
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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.
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May 15, 2014 Norman Lalancette
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…]
May 6, 2014 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, and Atanas Atanassov
Fruit IPM Report May 6, 2014
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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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