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Fruit Crops Edition - Wine Grape Section

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September 29, 2015 Jack Rabin

Update on Ag Worker Protection Standard

A pre-publication version of the Ag Worker Protection Standard Revisions has been posted on the EPA’s website. In addition, a document comparing new protections to existing protections is available. Per Nancy Fitz, US EPA – Office of Pesticide Programs, compliance with most of the new standards will be required in mid-December 2016. Thanks to Pat Hastings, Rutgers NJAES Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, for the heads-up.

Agricultural Worker Protection Standard Revisions (314pp, 880K)

Click to View – Ag WPS Comparison Chart

Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Cranberry, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Tree Fruit, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape

August 26, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-26-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): A fourth flight is now being seen as trap captures start to increase (in apples). Since most peaches are off, this is not a concern in most blocks. However if you have very late varieties, especially if close to apple plantings, then treatments are needed.

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): All treatment timings are over for this pest statewide. The only exceptions would be in northern counties where there may be visible injury, and growers want to continue the use of B.t. products.
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape

August 19, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-18-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): The third flight and all required treatment timings are now over throughout the state. Additional treatments will only be required on very late varieties, and only if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap. We are seeing some high trap captures in some orchards.

Tufted Apple Budmoth (TABM): We are in the middle of the second flight, but pest pressure is very low. On most farms treatments are not needed. If you did have feeding injury from the first generation or have high trap counts, then you may wish to observe the following TABM timings.

	Conventional, Diamides	Conventional, Diamides	Intrepid, Rimon	Bt
County Area	AM – 4 Middles	EM – 2 Completes	EM – 2 Completes	EM – 3 Completes
Southern	1st – Past 2nd – Past 3rd – Past 4th – 8/17-18	1st – Past 2nd – 8/13-16	1st – Past 2nd – 8/13-16	1st – Past 2nd – 8/10-13 3rd – 8/18-20
Northern	1st – Past 2nd – 8/15-16 3rd – 8/21-23 4th – 8/27-28	1st – 8/10-11 2nd – 8/23-27	1st – 8/13-16 2nd – 8/23-27	1st – 8/13-16 2nd – 8/21-23 3rd – 9/1-3

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape

August 13, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-13-2015

Peach

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape

August 6, 2015 Dean Polk

Fruit IPM Report 8-6-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): While overall pest pressure in peaches is very low for oriental fruit moth, we are at the proper time to treat if your farm has trap captures above 6 males per trap. Timing for third brood OFM applications are as follows:

OFM Third Generation Timing
		Insecticide Type
County/Region	Degree Days by 8/6 base 45	Conventional Complete	Intrepid/IGRs Complete	Diamides Complete
Gloucester-Southern	2803	All 3rd brood sprays completed. Treat if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap.	All 3rd brood sprays completed. Treat if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap.	All 3rd brood sprays completed. Treat if trap counts exceed 6 moths per trap.
Hunterdon-Northern	2511	1st – Past 2nd – 8/4-6 (Past)	1st – Past 2nd – 8/3-5 (Past)	1st – Past 2nd – 8/2-4 (Past)