Plant & Pest Advisory

December 7, 2020 Steven K. Rettke

A Primer on Dormant Oil Applications

Dormant Oil Guidelines: Dormant oils at 2-4% rates in the late fall & late winter seasons can aid in the control of overwintering insects and insect eggs. Consider treating for such pests as aphids (eggs), southern red mites/eggs, spruce spider mites/eggs, oak spider mites (eggs), eriophyid mites/eggs, spruce gall adelgids, lace bugs (deciduous plants), cankerworms […]

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Nursery, Plant Diagnostic Lab

November 24, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

Webinar: “A decade of SWD: Lessons for management”

Join the Sustainable SWD Management Team on Tuesday December 8, 2020 at 12 pm (EST) For a one hour webinar: “A decade of SWD: Lessons for management” Register in advance for this webinar: https://ncsu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_r__Q2lCTS2Wkf8UZmq4KlA We will highlight what we have learned about spotted-wing drosophila populations, crop risk, pesticide efficacy, biological control, cultural & behavioral controls, […]

Filed Under: Fruit

November 24, 2020 Wes Kline

Food Safety Training 2021

With the need to social distance and restrictions on the number of individuals allowed at a meeting we are holding all our food safety trainings online for the spring. Below is the list of trainings which are limited to 20 participants for each unless noted. Produce Safety Alliance Training The Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Food Safety, Fruit, Vegetable Crops

November 20, 2020 Thierry Besancon

Integrated Weed Management Workshops (with functional registration link)

An Integrated Weed Management workshops organized by Virginia Tech, University of Delaware, and University of Maryland will be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday Dec. 8th (first half of the meeting) and Tuesday Dec. 15th (second half of the meeting). On both days, participants can choose the time that works best for them: 8-10 am […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Vegetable Crops

November 19, 2020 Pat Hastings

NJDEP Bulletin on Pesticide Licenses Arriving Late Due to COVID: RE-ISSUED with CORRECTION

If you have previously received an email from the NJDEP or others regarding the issuance of paper licenses, please note that the first announcement has been recalled and reissued with a change as noted. This is a courtesy copy of an email bulletin sent… Read More »

Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops

November 19, 2020 Pat Hastings

EPA Awards Funding to Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs for Farmworker Pesticide Training in New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico

CONTACT: mcbay.stephen@epa.gov NEW YORK (November 19, 2020) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 office is excited to work with the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs (AFOP) which will receive up to $500,000… Read More »

Filed Under: Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Vegetable Crops