Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

July 9, 2021

Soybean insect vectored, internal stem, root disease monitoring now through pod fill

Full season robust stands of beans planted the end of April early May are beginning to pod in Salem County. Grasshopper, thrip and japanese beetle population feeding has brought on a host of leaf symptoms coupled with the beginning of bacterial blights that emerge with volitile weather patterns. Overall bean field growth and R stage […]

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Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock, Vegetable Crops
July 8, 2021

Fruit IPM for 07/08/21

Blueberries:            Blueberry Maggot (BBM): No blueberry maggot adults were found last week. However, the first fly was caught on Tuesday July 6 in Hammonton.

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape
July 7, 2021

Vegetable IPM Update 07/07/21

NOTE:  Cucurbit downy mildew (CDM) was detected on cucumbers at the Snyder Research and Extension Farm in Hunterdon County on Wednesday 07/07/21.  No other cucurbit crops exhibited signs of infection.  Growers should assume that CDM races that infect cucumber and possibly muskmelons are now active in ALL parts of the state.  See the Pumpkin and Winter […]

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Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops
July 7, 2021

Post-Bloom Insect Pest Management

Sparganothis Fruitworm Degree-Day Update: as of July 07, 2021 Based on our degree-day (DD) model for Sparganothis fruitworm, the window for egg hatch is between 895 and 1,890 DD (see chart). As of July 07, Sparganothis has accumulated 1,251 DD (using April 15 as biofix). This indicates that most eggs should have hatched by now […]

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Filed Under: Cranberry, Fruit
July 6, 2021

Nursery – Pest Scouting Guide for July – BWB and RHFB Reminders

NURSERY PEST SCOUTING GUIDE – JULY (1300-2200 GDD50) Please download and print the pest scouting guide resources (printable version of the information below for your desk or truck) –(click on the link and then print):  Nursery Pest Scouting Guide (1300-2200) GDD50 Mid-season Conifer Specific Pest Scouting Guide (600-2200) GDD50 To determine your local growing degree-days, […]

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Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Nursery, Turf, Uncategorized Tagged With: , , , , , , , , , , ,
July 6, 2021

Vegetable Disease Update – 7/6/21

Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber (6/16/21) and cantaloupe (6/22/21) in southern New Jersey. There have been no reports of CDM on other cucurbit hosts in the region to date. For more information on CDM and its control please click here. To track the progress of CDM please visit the CDM forecasting website. […]

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Filed Under: Vegetable Crops