Several states are now reporting and you may have read or heard news reports of packets of seeds arriving in the mail from foreign shipping addresses that were not ordered. If you receive such a packet, DO NOT open or discard them. Rather, follow these directions from the NJ Dept of Agriculture: UPDATED NJDA ALERT (https://www.nj.gov/agriculture/news/hottopics/topics200727.html) […]
Continue reading...July 23, 2020 Steven K. Rettke
Differentiating the Common Wood Borers of Ash Trees
It is understandable for arborists and landscapers to assume that Emerald Ash Borers (Agrilus planipennis) are the cause when they observe branch die-back of ash trees (Fraxinus genus). During the 21st century, this invasive Asian tree beetle borer has killed many 100’s of millions of ash tree species as it has spread across much of […]
Continue reading...July 22, 2020 Rick VanVranken
NYCAMH/NEC Farmworker Needs Assessment Survey
The New York Center for Agricultural Medicine & Health/Northeast Center for Occupational Health and Safety in Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing based in Cooperstown, NY is conducting a farm worker health needs assessment to help them better address worker health and safety needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue reading...July 22, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 7/22/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) adults continue to be very low, and no map will appear in this edition. The highest nightly trap catches of ECB for the week ending 7/22/20 are as follows: Allamuchy 1 Crosswicks 1 Denville 1 Cinnaminson 1 Downer 1 Fall armyworm (FAW) larval infestations are light and widely […]
Continue reading...July 21, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 7/22/20
Peach: Stink Bugs Apples and Peaches: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) increasing in spotty locations. BMSB has many alternate hosts, and orchard populations always seem to be ‘local’. In some cases BMSB counts are up to 7-10 per trap in Gloucester County and 19 per trap in Morris County. Most of our traps in northern […]
Continue reading...July 21, 2020 Rick VanVranken
Don’t Let Your Guard Down With Farm Worker Health
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the critical, indeed essential, role of farm labor in getting food from farm to plate. However, health concerns should not stop with a negative COVID test, especially if an employee or family member is exhibiting any of the ‘flu-like’ symptoms that are associated with corona virus. A recent farm call […]
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