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Early Season Tree Fruit Pest Control in 2026

Dormant Oil Sprays: In recent growing seasons, San Jose scale and white peach scale populations have been causing increasing amounts of damage. These pests create a superficial spotted injury caused by crawler stage feeding on the skin of apples and peaches, making the fruit unmarketable. In severe infestations, heavy crawler populations feeding on the sap […]

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March 5, 2026

South Jersey Calibration Grower Meeting

March 25, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center                  121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Early season management in peaches  Anne Nielsen PhD, Professor […]

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Uncategorized, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape
March 5, 2026

North Jersey Calibration Grower Meeting

March 24, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Clifford E. & Melda C. Snyder Research & Extension Farm                                   140 Locust Grove Road Pittstown, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Importance of Calibration for […]

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Filed Under: Blueberry, Commercial Ag Updates, Fruit, Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Strawberry, Tree Fruit, Uncategorized, Vegetable Crops, Wine Grape
March 4, 2026

South Jersey Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting

Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. East Vineland Fire Hall 4931 Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant (park behind the building and enter conference room door in rear)   Hosted by RCE of Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties 6:00 pm        Soilborne Disease Identification and Control […]

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March 4, 2026

ALERT – Potential for Ambrosia Beetle flight early next week – if you regularly have issues with this pest – take notice

Potential for adult female ambrosia beetle flight 2026

The last few seasons we have seen an upswing in ambrosia beetle activity in nursery production, principally in field grown nursery stock of thin barked trees (commonly – dogwood, honey locust, magnolia, maple, redbud, zelkova, styrax, Prunus spp.). Based on evidence from multiple lines of trap collection data throughout the United States, adult female flights […]

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March 2, 2026

Approaching boxwood blight season – 2026 (threat this week in Central and Southern NJ)

March weather is always unpredictable, however, if we have sustained periods of increased temperatures (above 50F) and spring rains, boxwood blight (BWB) can become an issue quickly. [pictorial tri-fold] Common Boxwood Pests and Diseases (click-here). This includes Box Tree Moth images. Print the PDF out double-sided, then fold. If you suspect Boxwood Blight and would […]

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