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Challenges of Pest Controls Accurately timing a control tactic against the most vulnerable stage of an insect’s development allows for the use of biorational pesticides as well as less use of traditional pesticides. Unfortunately, accurately timing controls is difficult because of the complex array of landscape plants and pests that can be present on any […]
Continue reading...The DMI (DeMethylation Inhibitors) or Sterol Biosynthesis Inhibiting (SBI’s) fungicides belong to FRAC code 3 which include the triazoles and imidazoles. Some of these fungicides are commonly known as Tilt (propiconazole), Rally (myclobutanil), Folicur (tebuconazole), and Procure (triflumizole) and are widely-used in agriculture. DMI’s work by inhibiting the biosynthesis of ergosterol which is a major […]
Continue reading...Registration is now open for the 2021 Central Jersey Vegetable Growers Meeting. This year’s event will be held virtually on March 24th from 2:00 – 5:30pm. This annual event is brought to you by Rutgers Cooperative Extension of Monmouth, Middlesex, Mercer, Burlington, Ocean & Somerset Counties. Seminar topics will benefit those who are involved in […]
Continue reading...Please download or print the two resources of this post (click on them): 1-Page printable version Pest Scouting 0-25GDD and GDD forecasts Expanded pest table with clickable links pertaining to each pest’s biology, control considerations, and ID How to use this pest scouting / growing degree-day (GDD50) information: The information provided in the downloads give […]
Continue reading...Copper resistance has been detected in bacterial leaf spot of tomato and pepper and in Pseudomonas chicorii, the causal agent of bacterial leaf spot in basil, in New Jersey. While not surprising, copper resistance has been known to develop for decades now; however, this is the first time it has been confirmed in vegetable crops […]
Continue reading...Protectant (contact) fungicides, such as the inorganics (copper, FRAC group M01) and sulfur (FRAC code M02); the dithiocarbamates (mancozeb, M03), phthalimides (Captan, M04), and chloronitriles (chlorothalonil, M05) are fungicides which have a low chance for fungicide resistance to develop. Protectant fungicides typically offer broad spectrum control for many different pathogens. Why wouldn’t fungi develop resistance […]
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