Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

August 15, 2022 Pat Hastings

Private Applicators: NJDEP August Mailing of 2023 Invoices & Recertification Credit Status

On August 11, 2022, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection released an email announcement entitled “NJDEP Pesticide Licensing & Registrations – 2023 Pesticide License Renewal Information.” If you cannot locate… Read More »

Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: Immediate

August 12, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 8/12/22 -CEW Status

Attention: There have been significant increases in CEW moth catches in pheromone traps in parts of the state during the past 2 days. At this time, these increases are largely in southwestern NJ, although elevated catches have occurred as far north as Warren County. Noteworthy Sweet Corn catches include: Eldora (Cape May)- 187/night Green Creek […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

August 12, 2022 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

Managing Cranberry Toad Bugs

Populations of the cranberry toad bug, Phylloscelis rubra (Figure 1), have increased in the last week in some beds. In a recent study, we showed that even relatively low densities of this insect can cause significant injury to cranberries (Rodriguez-Saona et al. 2020. Characterizing the Feeding Injury Caused by Phylloscelis rubra (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) to Cranberries, […]

Filed Under: Cranberry, Fruit

August 10, 2022 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 08/10/22

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches remain stable at low levels throughout the state. ECB population maps will resume if second flight catches rise to high enough numbers. Only occasional feeding in sweet corn has been detected by field personnel. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 08/10/22 are […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

August 9, 2022 Meredith Melendez

Postharvest Backflow Prevention Strategies for Produce Farms

Listen to Wes Kline discuss how to build a one-way street for water in produce packinghouses. The fundamentals of water distribution, the FSMA PSR, and practical ways of implementing backflow prevention are covered. Click on the image below to access the YouTube video.

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Food Safety, Fruit, Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

August 9, 2022 Andy Wyenandt