Greetings from the Veg IPM team! No major changes have taken place between last week and this week, and with the rainy weather, scouting has been limited. Sweet Corn We’ve put out corn earworm pheromone traps throughout the state. While silking corn is the main target of CEW activity, we set the traps early to […]
Continue reading...May 15, 2025 Hemant Gohil and Peter Oudemans
Crown Gall in Grapevines – Early Symptoms and Management.
What is Crown Gall? Crown gall is a serious disease affecting grapevines, particularly in cool-climate viticulture. It is caused by the soil- and plant-borne bacterium Agrobacterium vitis (A. vitis). This pathogen induces tumor-like growths (galls) that disrupt the grapevine’s vascular system, reducing the flow of water and nutrients from roots to shoots. If left unmanaged, crown […]
Continue reading...May 12, 2025 Janine Spies and Kaitlin Quinn
Tree Fruit IPM Report May 12, 2025
Peach: Bacterial Spot: Copper formulations should be used starting at petal fall to suppress bacterial spot. Generally we recommend starting at 0.5 ozs metallic copper and gradually lowering the rate as the season progresses. The rate applied will depend on the formulation. Dr. Lalancette published a chart listing common copper formulations and rates for peach […]
Continue reading...May 12, 2025 Tim Waller
Ornamental IPM – Blight and pest alerts – next IPM Session 5/13/25
Serious potential for Boxwood Blight Bronze Birch Borer (BBB) approaching adult emergence Clearwing Borer adult flight – time to monitor Red-headed flea beetle (RHFB) egg hatch – adult emergence soon Oomycete material considerations (click the ‘Read More’ below for complete dates in S-C-Northern NJ per pest) Still time to Sign up for the 2025 – […]
Continue reading...May 8, 2025 Hemant Gohil
South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight
When: May 20 (Tue) 5:00 PM Where: Autumn Lake Winery: 870 W Malaga Rd, Williamstown, NJ 08094 Pesticide Credits: CORE; PP2; 1A; 10 PROGRAM Welcome and Updates Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Extension Agent, Rutgers NJAES Mark Hernandez, Owner, Autumn Lake Winery Field Observations from the Wine Grape IPM Pilot Program Janine Spies, Statewide Fruit IPM Program […]
Continue reading...May 8, 2025 Amanda Quadrel and Maria Cramer
Vegetable IPM Update 5/08/25
Sweet Corn We’ve put out corn earworm pheromone traps throughout the state. While silking corn is the main target of CEW activity, we set the traps early to detect overwintering moths, which have become more common with warmer winters. As a reminder, we’re no longer using blacklight traps as of this year, and we’ll be […]
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