Phytophthora blight has been reported in pepper and cucurbit crops. For more information on Phytophthora blight control please click here. Pepper anthracnose has been reported in southern New Jersey. For more information on preparing for pepper anthracnose please click here. Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber (6/16/21) and cantaloupe (6/22/21) in southern New Jersey. […]
Continue reading...July 18, 2021 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Monitoring for the Cranberry Toad Bug
As we approach the end of July, growers need to start monitoring for the cranberry toad bug, Phylloscelis rubra (Figure 1). 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) […]
Continue reading...July 17, 2021 Melissa Bravo
Field crop progress mid-July, Salem County
Crop fields continue to be a smorgesborg for insect and insect vectored pathogens. With four different planting groups of soybean and three of corn, foliar and silk clipping pests are making their presence known in soybeans and corn. Corn: Japanese beetle feeding continues to expand across soybean fields. The abundance of healthy stands and silk […]
Continue reading...July 16, 2021 Rick VanVranken
From Straw-Figures to Lasers: What’s the Best Method to Scare Birds from Sweet Corn?
by Julie Kikkert, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell Vegetable Program (Reprinted with permission from Cornell VegEdge Newsletter Vol. 17 (14), July 14, 2021, CCE Cornell Vegetable Program, Canandaigua, NY.) Scaring birds out of sweet corn and other crops is not new, based on the centuries-old placement of scarecrows dressed in old clothes (oftentimes filled with straw) in fields. […]
Continue reading...July 15, 2021 Steven K. Rettke
Summer Pests on Oaks: Oak Sawflies, Oak Spider Mites & Oak Lace Bugs
This Rutgers Plant & Pest Advisory blog will review a few of the landscape summer pests specific to mostly oak trees (Quercus). The scarlet oak sawfly will be discussed first, followed by the oak spider mite & finally the oak lace bug. All three pest species have multiple generations during the summer months & therefore […]
Continue reading...July 14, 2021 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 07/14/21
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches continue to be extremely low around the state. We are in between adult generations at this time. ECB population maps will resume if second flight catches rise to high enough numbers. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 07/14/21 are as follows: Crosswicks […]
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