Fruit Crops Edition - Wine Grape Section

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August 13, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 8-13-2015

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.

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.
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
August 6, 2015

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)

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July 29, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 7-28-2015

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 29, 2015

Winegrape Twilight Meetings: North & South Jersey

Dates: August 12 & 13, 2015
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Filed Under: Wine Grape
July 23, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 7-22-2015

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 3nd Generation Timing
Insecticide Type
County/Region Degree Days by 7/22
base 45		 Conventional Intrepid/IGRs Diamides
Gloucester-Southern 2317 1st – 7/17-19,
2nd – 7/27-28		 1st – 7/14-15,
2nd – 7/25-27		 1st – 7/13-18,
2nd – 7/24-27
Hunterdon-Northern 2053 1st – 7/24-28,
2nd – about 8/5-7		 1st – 7/22-24,
2nd – about 8/3-5		 1st – 7/22-23,
2nd – about 8/3-5

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July 1, 2015

Fruit IPM Report 6-30-2015

Peach

Oriental Fruit Moth (OFM): We are between 2nd and 3rd generation broods in southern counties, but still treating emerging larvae in northern counties. Growers who have trap counts that are less than 6 moths per trap can skip insecticides that are intended for OFM. If trap counts are higher, then time your sprays according to the following table:
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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape