[EPA. August 7, 2024]. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a final order terminating food processing plant (food and non-food area) uses for Chemstarr’s chlorpyrifos product “Chlorpyrifos 61.5% MUP” and food uses for Tide Internat… Read More »
Continue reading...August 7, 2024 Pat Hastings
EPA Issues Final Cancellation and Termination of Uses Order for Several Chlorpyrifos Products
August 6, 2024 Pat Hastings
EPA Issues Emergency Order to Stop Use of Pesticide Dacthal to Address Serious Health Risk
[US EPA. WASHINGTON ]– Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations ( i.e.,editorial note: IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF ALL DISTRIBUTION, SALE, and USE) of the pesticide dimethyl tetr… Read More »
Continue reading...Tree Fruit IPM Report August 6, 2024
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: A biofix point for OFM was set on 4/10 in both northern and southern counties. All timed treatments OFM this season have past. Monitor traps and treat for counts over 6 adult moths/trap. Tarnished Plant Bugs; and Other Catfacing Insects: Catfacing insects remain very active. Some recent fruit feeding has been […]
Continue reading...August 5, 2024 Rick VanVranken
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Beginner Farmer Training Program In National News Spotlight
Kudos to fellow Rutgers Professor/County Agent William Hlubik, and congratulations to his team for getting a spotlight on our aging American farmers! The need for new farmers, and the great Rutgers Cooperative Extension and other programs out there that assist those beginner farmers, was the topic of a special segment of CBS Evening News ‘Eye […]
Continue reading...August 1, 2024 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Managing Cranberry Toad Bugs – August 2024
The cranberry toad bug, Phylloscelis rubra (Figure 1), is a pest of concern to cranberry growers in New Jersey. A recent study demonstrated that even relatively low densities of this insect can cause significant injury to cranberries (Rodriguez-Saona et al., 2020. “Characterizing the Feeding Injury Caused by Phylloscelis rubra (Hemiptera: Dictyopharidae) to Cranberries,” Journal of […]
Continue reading...July 31, 2024 Kris Holmstrom
Vegetable IPM Update 7/31/24
Sweet Corn Fall armyworm (FAW) infestations remain present, although in fields where growers responded with appropriate insecticides, control has been good. Because FAW moths are highly mobile, it is important to monitor fields at least weekly for signs of infestation. Whorl stage plants are prime targets for egg laying. Newly hatched FAW larvae cause holes […]
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