Based on our degree-day (DD) model for Sparganothis fruitworm, first eggs hatched at about 895 DD (see chart). As of July 01, Sparganothis has accumulated 979 DD (using April15 as biofix). This indicates that eggs have started to hatch, and fruit will become susceptible to infestation. Most beds are close to the end of bloom. […]
Continue reading...July 1, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
Vegetable IPM Update 7/01/20
Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth catches have remained steady at very low levels over the past week. At this time, activity is highest in Gloucester and Camden counties (see ECB map at left). Catches are widely dispersed. Above threshold (12%) larval infestations continue into the northern counties. Larval infestations should be expected to […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2020 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson
Fruit IPM for 06/30/20
Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: We are between generations 1 and 2, with the first insecticide applications having been just applied in southern counties, and in northern counties due by the weekend. The second application will be due the following week.
Continue reading...June 30, 2020 Michael Westendorf
Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for June 30, 2020
This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending with the last sale at 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Hackettstown Livestock Auction Farm Fresh Eggs available […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2020 Thierry Besancon
NJDEP Notice on Dicamba registrations (XtendiMax, Engenia, FeXapan)
The NJDEP Pesticide Program would like to share an important message from USEPA, included below, along with some key points about how the Ninth Circuit US Court of Appeals’ June 3, 2020, vacatur of three pesticide product registrations (containing dicamba as an active ingredient) impacts New Jersey’s regulated community. As of June 3, […]
Continue reading...June 30, 2020 Thierry Besancon
Command 3 ME Label Change for Lima Beans
FMC Corporation, Rutgers University and the New jersey Department of Environmental Protection collaborated on labeling Command 3ME for use on lima beans through the release of a 24(c) Special Local Need Label. The label is available online at https://www.cdms.net/ldat/ld324024.pdf. In the past, the Command 3ME label allowed use in lima beans, but this use was […]
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