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 »
Continue reading...May 17, 2020 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Exirel®: A New Insecticide Registered in Cranberries
Last year, the insecticide Exirel® (FMC Corporation) was registered for use in cranberries. The Exirel label includes the target pests: cherry fruitworm, cranberry fruitworm, blackheaded fireworm, and Sparganothis fruitworm. The active ingredient (a.i.) is cyantraniliprole. This insecticide belongs to a class of insecticides known as anthranilic diamides (similar to Altacor). This class of insecticides is […]
Continue reading...May 15, 2020 Wes Kline and Meredith Melendez
Portable Toilets at Farm Markets and Tailgate Markets
Having a sufficient number of portable toilet facilities and properly cleaning and disinfecting them is even more important with COVID-19. Your labor force may have increased, and your customer volume may be up. You may need to rent additional toilets or have them serviced more frequently if the farm traffic warrants. A good portable toilet […]
Continue reading...May 14, 2020 Rick VanVranken
More Reasons and Some Strong Precautions When Adding Soil Around Transplants on Plastic Mulch
There are a couple of additional reasons you might consider placing soil around the transplant hole when using plastic mulches, but take note – this practice should come with a significant warning label! In addition to reducing heat venting and water pooling that Michelle described in her previous post, one of the first reasons this […]
Continue reading...Fruit IPM for 5/14/20
Peach: Plum Curculio (PC): PC adults are active and will damage fruit if not controlled. PC is a key pest to control during the first few weeks after petal fall. Imidan, Avaunt, Actara and Belay are very effective. However, try to delay the use of Actara and Belay for when brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) […]
Continue reading...May 13, 2020 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar
IPM Update 5/13/20
Sweet Corn IPM Program personnel have re-established the black light trap network in New Jersey. With continued below normal temperatures, no corn earworm (CEW) or European corn borer (ECB) moths have been captured. As numbers increase, look for population maps of ECB, CEW, brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) and CEW catches from pheromone traps in […]
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