Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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...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...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 […]
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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 […]
Continue reading...As reported at njbiz.com Wednesday morning, NJ Governor Phil Murphy has indicated he will be signing “an executive order mandating that masks or other face coverings be worn outdoors, as the COVID-19 virus surges across the country and the transmission rate creeps up in New Jersey.” The state currently requires the use of face coverings […]
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Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on cucumber in southern New Jersey. This is the first report in the state this growing season. For a review of CDM control please click here. To track the progress of CDM on your phone or PC please visit the CDM forecasting website. Cucurbit powdery mildew season is here. […]
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