Ornamental IPM – Blight and pest alerts – next IPM Session 5/13/25

Serious potential for Boxwood Blight Bronze Birch Borer (BBB) approaching adult emergence Clearwing Borer adult flight – time to monitor Red-headed flea beetle (RHFB) egg hatch – adult emergence soon Oomycete material considerations (click the ‘Read More’ below for complete dates in S-C-Northern NJ per pest) Still time to Sign up for the 2025 – […]

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South Jersey Wine Grape Twilight

When: May 20 (Tue) 5:00 PM Where: Autumn Lake Winery: 870 W Malaga Rd, Williamstown, NJ 08094 Pesticide Credits: CORE; PP2; 1A; 10 PROGRAM Welcome and Updates Hemant Gohil, Gloucester County Extension Agent, Rutgers NJAES Mark Hernandez, Owner, Autumn Lake Winery Field Observations from the Wine Grape IPM Pilot Program Janine Spies, Statewide Fruit IPM Program […]

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Vegetable IPM Update 5/08/25

Two picture, the picture on the left shows a smooth caterpillar that tapers at both ends. The picture on the right shows a caterpillar that is fuzzy all over and does not taper at either end.

Sweet Corn We’ve put out corn earworm pheromone traps throughout the state. While silking corn is the main target of CEW activity, we set the traps early to detect overwintering moths, which have become more common with warmer winters. As a reminder, we’re no longer using blacklight traps as of this year, and we’ll be […]

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Registration Open for 2 Agricultural Supervisor Training Courses: In English and Spanish

Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development will be offering two Ag Supervisory Leadership courses for all agricultural operations starting in June for farms in the Northeastern Region including: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont. Registration is currently open and closes on June 25. There are separate registration […]

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Blunt-nosed Leafhopper in Cranberries – May 2025

New Jersey cranberry growers are increasingly concerned about the rising populations of blunt-nosed leafhoppers (BNLH). This increase is likely linked to shifts in pest management strategies, including the adoption of reduced-risk insecticides and reduced use of broad-spectrum products, as well as the expansion of high-yielding cranberry varieties. BNLH is particularly troubling because it transmits a […]

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Tree Fruit IPM Report May 5, 2025

Tree Fruit Phenology: In southern counties peach orchards are shuck split to shuck off. Redhaven /PF-17 was at approximately at petal fall on April 19. Red Delicious is at petal fall. Cherries are at past bloom and petal fall depending on variety. Peach: Bacterial Spot: Copper formulations should be used starting at petal fall to […]

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