Last night on “Ask the Ag Agent” we discussed The NJ Department of Health’s “Interim Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Guidance for Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers, Their Employers, and Housing Providers” guidance document. We will continue to facilitate discussion on “Ask the Ag Agent” forum for this topic and others next week. Please feel free to […]
Continue reading...May 20, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 5/20/20
Sweet Corn The black light trap network is complete at this time. To date, one corn earworm (CEW) was captured at Eldora, Cape May County. A very few European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured this past week, indicating that as warmer weather begins to arrive, we should see increasing numbers over the next several weeks. […]
Continue reading...May 20, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Blunt-nosed Leafhoppers in Cranberries
There is continued concern among New Jersey cranberry growers of increases in blunt-nosed leafhopper populations due to changes in pest management strategies (e.g., adoption of new reduced-risk products and decreased applications of broad-spectrum insecticides). Blunt-nosed leafhopper is of particular concern because they are vectors of false blossom disease. Life Cycle – The blunt-nosed leafhopper has […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM for 5/20/20
Peach: Plum Curculio (PC): As the weather gets warmers, we should see a lot more of PC adult activity. They have been active, at various levels for the past 5 weeks, and can be problematic especially around petal fall and shortly thereafter. Therefore make sure to include a PC effective insecticide in your petal fall […]
Continue reading...May 19, 2020 Michelle Infante-Casella
NJMVC Further Extends Driver License, Registration, and Inspection Expiration Dates Due to COVID-19
The New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Chief Administrator Sue Fulton, on Monday, May 18th, announced additional extensions to driver license, registration, and inspection expiration dates in the continuing efforts to mitigate COVID-19 and safeguard public health. Effective immediately, the following documents, if expiring between March 13 and May 31, have been extended to July 31. […]
Continue reading...May 18, 2020 Pat Hastings
Increased Online CEUs for Licenses Expiring 2020 – ACT NOW!
Due to COVID-19, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has made a policy decision to accommodate recertification for applicators with licenses expiring this year on October 31, 2020. Their announcement to those applicators follows below… Read More »
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