Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Sweet Corn IPM Program personnel are currently deploying black light and corn earworm (CEW) pheromone trap networks in New Jersey. Limited collections from traps thus far have not contained any target pests. We do not anticipate corn earworm (CEW) or European corn borer (ECB) moths for some time yet, but as numbers increase, look […]
Continue reading...There is a potential for new boxwood blight infections tomorrow in Southern NJ Protective fungicide applications should remain in effect or be initiated immediately for Boxwood Blight in these areas If your area is not listed (throughout all of NJ please visit the USPEST.ORG Boxwood Blight Risk Model – CLICK HERE TO CHECK YOUR LOCAL […]
Continue reading...Peach: 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 and nectarine applications. Avoid combining copper with captan especially if it has been […]
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The Rutgers Homesteading Academy invites you to “Take a Walk with an Expert” at the Rutgers Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Pittstown, NJ (Hunterdon County). Join Dr. Megan Muehlbauer, Hunterdon County Agricultural Agent, for an educational tour of the orchards on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
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Noxious weeds are insidious destroyers of land value and productivity and a legacy one does not want to leave for the next generation. The wind blown seeds of biennials like dandelion, musk and bull thistle are readily visible this time of year in lawns and pasture. While perennial weeds like canadian thistle and horsenettle are […]
Continue reading...With dry conditions occurring as planting season is underway monitoring real time stream flow is a useful tool. Non-irrigation users as well as those who rely on irrigation can use this tool to forecast short term and long term conditions that will benefit or impact when and what to plant, when to water, and how […]
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