Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 4:30 pm (meet at the shelter near the parking lot) Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Rd., Bridgeton, NJ (Upper Deerfield) PESTICIDE CREDITS approved for this event: 1A (AGRICULTURAL PLANT) – 07 10 (DEMONSTRATION & RESEARCH) – 07 […]
Continue reading...August 15, 2022 Pat Hastings
Rutgers Private Applicator 2023 Online License Renewal Assistance
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has released an announcement “Pesticide License Renewal Info 2023” to licensed applicators via email. The announcement is posted at https://www.nj.gov/dep/enforcement/docs/Pesticide-Lice… Read More »
Continue reading...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 »
Continue reading...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 […]
Continue reading...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, […]
Continue reading...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 […]
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