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Sweet Corn Low numbers of European corn borer (ECB) moths continue to be captured, with little change from the previous week. We anticipate that this initial flight is nearing its’ end. The highest adult activity is currently Gloucester County (see map below at right). Whorl corn is the primary target for egg laying, and injury […]
Continue reading...The cucurbit growing season is well under way in New Jersey and the rest of the mid-Atlantic region. Below are links to useful resources for the identification and management of important cucurbit diseases. Cucurbit Powdery and Downy Mildew: A Tale of Two Pathogens The downy mildew forecasting website Preparing for cucurbit downy mildew Preparing for […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in southern New Jersey. This is the first report of CDM in the state and region this growing season. All cucumber and cantaloupe growers should scout on a daily basis and initiate a preventative fungicide program. Remember, some CDM isolates fall into Clade I which predominately infect watermelon, […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported as far north as South Carolina on cucumber and cantaloupe in Georgia. To track the progress of CDM please visit the CDM forecasting website. No reports of Late blight in the region. To track the progress of Late blight in the US please click here. Basil downy mildew has […]
Continue reading...Renata Blumberg, PhD, Associate Professor in the Dept of Nutrition & Food Studies at Montclair State University is conducting a survey of farmers who engage in direct-to-consumer marketing (farmers’ markets, CSA, etc.) about their distribution practices and any changes that have occurred since the start of the pandemic. [The survey also implies she wants to […]
Continue reading...From LinkedIn.com: Surendra Dara, Entomology & Biologicals Advisor at UC Cooperative Extension, San Luis Obispo County, California, announced that registration is now open for the Virtual Strawberry Field Day on July 14. Please see the agenda at https://ucanr.edu/sites/PSU/files/352199.pdf and register at https://ucanr.edu/survey/survey.cfm?surveynumber=35066 TTS BV, a company from the Netherlands, posts videos of their TTS automatic […]
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