Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) activity is starting to increase in spotty locations.
Continue reading...July 14, 2020 Jim Murphy
Tropical Storm Brings Rain But What About Gray Leaf Spot?
The passing of tropical storm, Fay brought some needed precipitation to the region, albeit too much at once in many places. Relatively dry soils (assumes not being over-irrigated) and the long, warm days of summer should allow turfs to dry out reasonab… Read More »
Continue reading...July 14, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Cranberry Toad Bug Monitoring and Management
Cranberry toad bugs (Figure 1) should be the last insect pest of concern this season. Growers should start monitoring for this insect from now until the end of July. Life cycle. Toad bugs, Phylloscelis rubra (Hemiptera, Dictyopharidae), feed only on cranberries. This insect has a single generation per year. It overwinters as eggs. The nymphs […]
Continue reading...July 14, 2020 Pat Hastings
Revised New Jersey Pesticide Regulations — NOW POSTED ONLINE!
The final revisions to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) pesticide regulations at N.J.A.C. 7:30 for the Pesticide Control Code were adopted on April 6, 2020. Public comments received on NJDEP’s proposed revisions… Read More »
Continue reading...July 10, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
UPDATE – NJ Motor Vehicle Commission: Changes and Extensions, Effective July 9th
With all the difficulties customers faced with NJMVC service centers opening on July 7th, changes have been made in the processes when visiting facilities. Also, note some centers will have Saturday hours and the state has taken some NJMVC employees of furloughs to service the public. Check the NJMVC website for hours, what services are […]
Continue reading...July 8, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 7/08/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches have fallen to very low levels over the past week. Remaining activity is highest in Gloucester and Camden counties (see ECB map at left). Threshold (12%+) level larval infestations are declining now, as the last corn plantings to be exposed to ECB in the whorl now are […]
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