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Allium Leaf Miner Allium leaf miner (ALM) feeding/egg laying scars continue to increase in chive plantings near Milford, Hunterdon County and Lawrenceville, Mercer County as of this Tuesday. Chives in home gardens in central Morris County and southern Cape May County were also found to be infested this past weekend, with adults actively flying in […]
Continue reading...CDC COVID-19 Vaccine Posters available in multiple languages – “Vaccines (shots) are one of the tools we have to fight the COVID-19 pandemic.” In an effort to increase participation in the COVID-19 vaccination program among farm workers, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), through the national Extension Foundation, is working with Cooperative Extension across the […]
Continue reading...Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains about normal. In southern counties most peach orchards are at petal fall. Redhaven was at approximately full bloom on 4/12, and 90% petal fall on 4/20. Plums are past petal fall and pears are at late bloom to petal fall. Red Delicious is at full bloom. Sweet cherries […]
Continue reading...This is the time of year when growers start to think about scheduling there USDA Harmonized and Harmonized Plus+ Audits. There have been changes to both audits which take affect May 1. Growers should download the latest versions from https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/auditing/gap-ghp/harmonized. The Harmonized Audit is version 2 dated February 8, 2021 and the Harmonized Plus+ with […]
Continue reading...Bacterial Spot is a key pest of Peach, Nectarine and Plum and in some years like 2019 can cause significant losses. It is caused by the bacterium Xanthomonas arbicola pv. pruni. Bacterial spot cankers that cause tip dieback (commonly called Black Tip) are often difficult to distinguish from cankers caused by other peach diseases. Other […]
Continue reading...Nursery and Landscape Pest Scouting Guide 150-250 GDD50: Please print or download these resources (click on them): Printable Nursery Pest Scouting 150-250 GDD Expanded Nursery Pest Scouting Guide 150-250 GDD with CLICKABLE LINKS (Zoom in and click directly on the links within this document) Compiled Nursery and Landscape Pest Scouting 0-250 GDD (Printable) Remember: To […]
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