- Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported ONLY on cucumber in southern, central, and northern New Jersey. For more information on CDM control please click here. To follow the progress of CDM in the US please click here.
- The foliar and fruit rot phase of Buckeye rot in tomato has been reported.
- There have been no reports of Late blight in potato or tomato in the region to date. To follow the progress of Late blight in the US please click here.
- Viruses in pepper and tomato have been reported at an unusually high rate this summer.
- Bacterial leaf spot is being reported in pepper and tomato. More more information on BLS control please click here. Rutgers is still surveying tomato and pepper fields throughout the state to help determine the makeup of the bacterial population and for copper resistance development!
- Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in New Jersey. All basil growers are encouraged to scout on a daily basis. To track and report BDM occurrence please click here. For information on the control of BDM in the greenhouse or the field please click on the hyperlinks.
- Phomopsis leaf blight has been reported in annual strawberry. For more information please see this Extension publication by Louws et al. at NCSU.
- Collar rot has been reported in tomato. Please click here for more information.
- Rhizoctonia root rot has been reported in summer squash. Click here for more information.
- White mold has been reported in tomato and Southern blight in pepper in southern new Jersey this past week. Click here for more information.
- Powdery mildew has been reported in cucurbit crops. For more information on the control of CPM please click here.
- Bacterial canker has been reported in tomato. For more information on diagnosing important tomato diseases please click here.
- Phytophthora blight has been reported on pepper. For more information please click here.
- The 2022/2023 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Guide is available for free online or for sale in hardcopy form at many County offices.
- For a quick review on managing fungicide resistance development using tank mixes and fungicide rotations, and information on FRAC group 4, FRAC group 7, and FRAC group 3 and FRAC group 11 fungicides please click on hyperlinks.
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August 8, 2022 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update: 08-08-22
August 8, 2022 Meredith Melendez
Non-Herbicide Nutsedge Management Resources for Specialty Crop Growers
Learn more about the weed nutsedge and appropriate management strategies based on the plants growth preferences and dislikes. These resources can be used to develop a short and long term management plan for nutsedge control. Visit the NJAES Weed Management YouTube playlist for a video presentation or download our nutsedge decision tool fact sheet. These resources are one of a five-part weed management series funded by USDA Specialty Crop Block Grant AM190100.
August 3, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 08/03/22
Sweet Corn
European corn borer (ECB) moth catches are increasing slightly in parts of the state. Overall numbers remain quite low, however. ECB population maps will resume if second flight catches rise to high enough numbers.
The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 08/03/22 are as follows:
| Centerton 1 | Farmingdale 1 | New Egypt 1 |
| Cinnaminson 1 | Georgetown 1 | Old Bridge 1 |
| Crosswicks 1 | Matawan 1 | Sergeantsville 1 |
| Downer 1 | Medford 1 | Springdale 1 |
August 2, 2022 Melissa Bravo
Much Needed 72 Hour Precipitation Accumulations
Doppler radar polarimetric technology from iWeatherNet.com: Rainfall totals for the last 24 hours to 3 days – high resolution map shows a widespread system brought much needed precipitation to South-Central NJ Sunday, July 31st though the 72-hour period ending August 2, 2022. In Salem County, areas along the Delaware River to west of Woodstown received 5/10ths to 9/10ths in parts of Mullica Hill. A wider swath through Woodstown and Glassboro provided 3/10ths to less than an inch. A narrower swath of 7/10ths to one inch fell from Elmer to Williamstown. Localized areas west of Salem City and South of Abbottstown Meadow received an inch of accumulation. Less than 3.0 inches of rain have been recorded below Memorial Lake at the USGS 393838075194901 Woodstown USGS Gauge for the month of July.
Looking at the Short-term Prediction Research and Transition Center map
, soil moisture for surface to ten cm depth readings shifted from below the 3-percentile category for much of the county on August 1st to the 30th percentile as of August 2, but a large area of production remains in the five to ten percentile.
July 29, 2022 Andy Wyenandt
Basil downy mildew found in southern New Jersey – ALERT 7/29/22
Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in field grown basil in southern New Jersey. This is the first confirmed report of BDM in the state this growing season. To date, there have been very few reports of BDM in the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions this growing season. The extremely, hot dry weather these past three to four weeks have not been ideal for its development. However, all basil growers are encouraged to scout their fields or greenhouses on a daily basis and should consider initiating a preventative fungicide program. [Read more…]
July 29, 2022 Andy Wyenandt
Vegetable Disease Update: 07-29-22
- Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in New Jersey. All basil growers are encouraged to scout on a daily basis. To track and report BDM occurrence please click here. For information on the control of BDM in the greenhouse or the field please click on the hyperlinks.
- Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported ONLY on cucumber in southern, central, and northern New Jersey. For more information on CDM control please click here. To follow the progress of CDM in the US please click here.
- Bacterial leaf spot has been reported in pepper. More more information on BLS control please click here.
- Phomopsis leaf blight has been reported in annual strawberry. For more information please see this Extension publication by Louws et al. at NCSU.
- Collar rot has been reported in tomato. Please click here for more information.
- There have been no reports of Late blight in potato or tomato in the region to date. To follow the progress of Late blight in the US please click here.
- Rhizoctonia root rot has been reported in summer squash. Click here for more information.
- White mold has been reported in tomato and Southern blight in pepper in southern new Jersey this past week. Click here for more information.
- Powdery mildew has been reported in cucurbit crops. For more information on the control of CPM please click here.
- Bacterial canker has been reported in tomato. For more information on diagnosing important tomato diseases please click here.
- Phytophthora blight has been reported on pepper. For more information please click here.
- The 2022/2023 Commercial Vegetable Production Recommendations Guide is available for free online or for sale in hardcopy form at many County offices.
- For a quick review on managing fungicide resistance development using tank mixes and fungicide rotations, and information on FRAC group 4, FRAC group 7, and FRAC group 3 and FRAC group 11 fungicides please click on hyperlinks.
