Thursday, August 27, 2020 6:00-7:00 pm Click here to register for the twilight meeting Registration password: nursery20 Please join us for presentations on pest management topics from our two nursery agents Tim Waller and Bill Errickson, Spotted Lanternfly updates from Steve Rettke, and water related updates from Sal Mangiafico. Given the current state of in-person […]
Continue reading...August 6, 2020 Tim Waller
Register for the August Nursery Twilight Meeting (credit-bearing online webinar)
August 5, 2020 Tim Waller
Early August Nursery Update (2nd generation scale hatch and boxwood blight considerations)
This PPA has four updates: Growing Degree-day Update GDD50 2nd generation scale insect hatch / crawler growing degree-day targets Tuliptree and Magnolia scale insect activity and notes on treatment Late summer boxwood blight considerations (1) Growing Degree-days as of 8/5/2020 (Weather station selected for each location. Ex: NJ50 = Upper Deerfield) Upper Deerfield (NJ50)= 2242 GDD50 […]
Continue reading...August 5, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 8/05/20
Note: Due to the disruption caused by tropical storm Isaias, IPM technicians were unable to reach a number of blacklight and pheromone traps in the southern counties. Maps in this edition are representations of data from contributing traps. Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults remain very low, with only a few traps in the […]
Continue reading...August 5, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 8/4/2020
Grapes: Spotted Wing Drosophila (SWD): The spotted wing drosophila is an invasive fruit fly which can infest sound ripe thin-skinned fruit. The SWD female has a saw-like ovipositor which she uses to literally saw through healthy skin and deposit her eggs, which develop into small maggots. At this time of year each generation takes slightly […]
Continue reading...August 3, 2020 Norman Lalancette
The 2020 Hurricane Season: A Phytophthora Epidemic on Tree Fruit?
You’ve probably heard it by now. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) predicts an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season for 2020. NOAA predicts “a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season and only a 10% chance of a below-normal season.” This translates to 6-10 hurricanes (>= 74 mph winds), […]
Continue reading...August 2, 2020 Hemant Gohil
Statewide Wine Grape Twilight – II (Webex)
Please follow the the link below the program agenda, to attend the Wine Grape Twilight – II meeting, scheduled on August 5 (Wed), 6 pm – 7:30 pm. There is no registration requirement for this meeting. Growers Questions and Discussions: My vineyard could be developing resistance to Downy Mildew (DM) spray. What should I do […]
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