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Topics for the Week
- Sweet Corn
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- BMSB
- Pumpkins and Winter Squash
- Cole Crops
Maps for the Week
–European Corn Borer Map
–Corn Earworm Moth Blacklight Trap Map
–Corn Earworm Moth Pheromone Trap Map
–Pepper Weevil Trap MapVegetable IPM Report 9-10-14 – Click to View | Download | Print
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September 10, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/10/14
September 9, 2014 Anne Nielsen
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!
September 8, 2014 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – Late blight reported, 9/8/14
- Late blight was confirmed in an organic cherry tomato field near Lawrenceville, NJ in Mercer County on 9/8. All tomato growers should continue to scout on a daily basis. Weather conditions have been ideal with the heavy, scattered rain and humid conditions over the past few days across much of the state.
- There have also been scattered reports of late blight have been reported in PA and VA over the past couple weeks.
- Conditions for downy mildew development on many crops have been ideal this past week with the scattered heavy rains, cooler night temperatures and dewy mornings. Downy mildew has been reported on cucumber, basil, and crucifer crops in our area. Remember, the fungicides recommended for controlling downy mildew are specific and need to be incorporated into weekly maintenance applications.
- Cucurbit powdery mildew remains active on many cucurbit crops.
September 3, 2014 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Veg IPM Update: Week Ending 9/3/14
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Topics for the Week
- Sweet Corn
- Peppers
- Tomatoes
- BMSB
- Pumpkins and Winter Squash
- Cole Crops
Maps for the Week
–European Corn Borer Map
–Corn Earworm Moth Blacklight Trap Map
–Corn Earworm Moth Pheromone Trap Map
–Pepper Weevil Trap MapVegetable IPM Report 9-3-14 – Click to View | Download | Print
August 25, 2014 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Briefs – 8/25/14
- Late blight was reported in organic tomato field in southern New Jersey on 8/14. There have been no new reports of late blight in the state this past week.
- Basil downy mildew remains active.
- Pepper anthracnose has flared up in the southern part of the state.
- Phomopsis fruit rot has been found on eggplant in Salem County.
- Conditions for downy mildew development on many crops have been ideal this past week with the cooler temperatures and dewy mornings. Downy mildew has been reported on cucumbers, basil, and crucifer crops. Remember, the fungicides recommended for controlling downy mildew are specific and need to be incorporated into weekly maintenance applications.
