Rutgers Cooperative Extension
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 […]
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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...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 […]
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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...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 […]
Continue reading...Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in field-grown basil and sweet basil being sold in ‘box store’ retail establishments in southern New Jersey. All basil growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a daily basis and begin preventative fungicide programs in BDM-susceptible and DMR varieties. For more information on controlling BDM in the field-grown […]
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