Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Emergency prepardness poster’s are available from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture on the website page “Emergency Preparedness/ Homeland Security, CART” at the link: https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/news/hottopics/topics050107.html The green and white poster’s provide a quick checklist on Being Alert, Being Secure, Being Clean, and Who to Contact if suspicious activity of unexplained illness occurs on your farm. […]
Continue reading...There is a potential for new boxwood blight infections this weekend throughout much of NJ – especially southern regions. The end of week rains coupled with increased temperatures and prolonged periods of leaf wetness will contribute to the spread of boxwood blight infections. It is time to begin protective fungicide applications in high value areas […]
Continue reading...
Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Burlington County will host two ‘CORE Extravaganza’ meetings to provide an in-person opportunity for licensed pesticide applicators to earn CORE recertification credits.
Continue reading...When: May 17 (Tuesday) @ 4 – 7 pm Where: Duffields Farmers Market, 280 Chapel Heights Rd #9355, Sewell, NJ 08080 Approved Pesticide credits: CORE (1 credit) 1A, PP2, 10 (5 credits each)
Continue reading...Like last year, we have reports of high numbers of spongy (= gypsy) moth larvae in cranberry beds near wooded areas. This is the same time that we observed them last year. Looking at the weather conditions, it is expected to rain and be windy and cold on Friday 06 May (tomorrow) and Saturday 07 […]
Continue reading...
Sweet Corn IPM Program personnel are currently deploying black light and corn earworm (CEW) pheromone trap networks in New Jersey. Limited collections from traps thus far have not contained any target pests. We do not anticipate corn earworm (CEW) or European corn borer (ECB) moths for some time yet, but as numbers increase, look […]
Continue reading...