Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Still time to Sign up for the 2025 – Rutgers Ornamental IPM Program (Join us for the next Session Tuesday 5/27/25) PREVIOUS SESSION: (contains information on boxwood pests, armored scales, needlecast diseases, oomycetes ) Click here for a PDF of May 13, 2025 webinar Click here for VIDEO of May 13, 2025 webinar Note we […]
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New Jersey’s high deer population significantly threatens vineyards, particularly those near wooded areas. Deer are a pest, especially on young vines and in the early growing season when food sources are scarce, and tender shoots are emerging. If the vineyard is close to the deer population, management is needed for the long-term productivity of the […]
Continue reading...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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 – […]
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