Flood waters can carry microbial and chemical contaminants that can be harmful to humans. Food crops should be assessed to determine if they have been affected by flooding surface water sources including rivers, lakes, or streams. These waters are the highest risk for contaminants. The biggest question to ask is has the edible portion of […]
Continue reading...September 1, 2021 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 09/01/21
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moths are still appearing in several locations, but numbers remain very low, and feeding has only occasionally been reported. ECB population maps will resume if second flight catches rise to high enough numbers. The highest nightly blacklight trap catches of ECB for the week ending 09/01/21 are as follows: […]
Continue reading...September 1, 2021 William Errickson
New Jersey Department of Agriculture Expands Spotted Lanternfly Quarantine Zone
New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture Douglas Fisher announced the Department has added five counties to the spotted lanternfly quarantine zone. The counties new to the list are Morris, Monmouth, Middlesex, Essex, and Union. They join the previously announced quarantine counties of Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Salem, Somerset, and Warren. Business entities that routinely travel […]
Continue reading...August 31, 2021 Megan Muehlbauer
New Jersey Weekly Apple Maturity Review Website is LIVE!
A new Rutgers University website has just been launched, which provides weekly reports on the progression of apple maturity in Northern and Central New Jersey. The data in these reports is intended to aid New Jersey apple growers in deciding the optimal time to harvest apples in their commercial orchards. Please check out the website […]
Continue reading...August 31, 2021 Steven K. Rettke
Dog-Day Cicadas Are Still Singing, but Cicada Killer Wasps Aren’t Fans
They Get No Respect: For at least the past 7-8 weeks, the annual “dog-day” cicadas (Neotibicen canicularis) have been heard singing throughout many NJ locations.They tend to get little respect or media attention & could be called the “weak sister” of the far more publicised periodical cicada species that were present this past spring. The […]
Continue reading...August 30, 2021 Rick VanVranken
DEP Website Update Changes Process to Check Pesticide Recertification Credits and Course History
DEP’s pesticide control program website was updated over the past few weeks to reflect that “Based on the current COVID 19 public health emergency, the Department has extended an interim policy allowing 100% online CEUs for remaining credits to accommodate for applicators whose 5-year recertification cycle ends October 31, 2021 and 2022. To verify you are eligible, please […]
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