Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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 07/21/21 are as follows: Centerton […]
Continue reading...Apple: San Jose Scale (SJS): Some damage is being seen in northern county orchards where nymphs are active. Now is the time to the nymphal stage if you have problem populations. High volume applications are required for control since all twigs and surface areas where nymphs are active need to be covered. Esteem, Centaur, Venerate […]
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Right on time with last year’s observations, adult spotted lanternflies (SLF) were found in Pilesgrove (Salem County) NJ. In 2020 adults at the same location were found on July 23 so despite the earlier hatch observed in May, the phenology is right on track. Adults were not the dominant life stage, mostly fourth instars were […]
Continue reading...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. […]
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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) […]
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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 […]
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