South Jersey vineyard and winery managers are invited to an Alert Meeting at Auburn Road Vineyard and Winery, 117 Sharptown-Pilesgrove Road, Woodstown, NJ on Monday September 29th at 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM.
Do you have plants that look like this?
It may be a virus symptom.We often see red leaves in vineyards at this time of the season, which can result from many causes including viruses, mineral deficiencies, trunk injury, and crown gall. In a season like 2014, following a damaging winter, the most common causes include the aftereffects of cold injury to the woody parts of the vines and the subsequent crown gall infections.
There are several well-documented types of viruses known to have serious deleterious effects on the performance of grape vines with names like Grape Leaf Roll and Grape Fan Leaf. A newly identified virus, generally called Red Blotch, is present in New Jersey vineyards. Red Blotch biology and potential impact on vineyard performance is yet to be worked out.
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Red Blotch Virus Alert Meeting
Volunteers Needed for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Count
Scientists at the USDA are conducting a second year of the “Great Stink Bug Count” and are looking for volunteers from NJ! They are trying to identify characteristics of houses that brown marmorated stink bugs look for when finding overwintering sites. Last year’s count had over 200 volunteers with 44 individuals who counted every day.
The basics:
- Fill out the form
- Count the BMSB on the exterior of your home each day
- Enter in your count data
Consider participating in the 2014 Great Stink Bug Count!
September 15 – October 15, 2014
You can download particpant forms here: http://www.stopbmsb.org/2014-
Results from 2013 are the first to document factors that may be important in where bugs chose to overwinter. Last year’s results suggest that landscape factors, specifically agriculture and woodland habitats, may have the greatest influence on the number of BMSB overwintering on a house.
This data will go a long way to helping us figure out important steps to managing BMSB. They are looking for citizen scientists to help out! Please fill out the attached form and send it in if you are interested!
Fruit IPM Report August 26, 2014
The week in Fruit IPM
- Tree Fruit
- Grape
- Blueberry
Fruit IPM Report August 15, 2014
This week in Fruit IPM
- Tree Fruit
- Grape
- Blueberry
Fruit IPM Report August 7, 2014
This week in Fruit IPM
Spotted Wing Drosophila counts increase,
but are at low levels compared to 2013.
- Tree Fruit
- Section 18 Labels
Brigade
Scorpion
Bifenture.10DF
Bifenture.EC
Venom- Grape
- Blueberry
Fruit IPM Report July 29, 2014
This week in Fruit IPM
- Tree Fruit
- Grape
- Blueberry
