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 […]
Continue reading...May 13, 2020 Rick VanVranken
USDA Urges Farmers to Take Steps Now to Prepare for Coronavirus Assistance
Local USDA Farm Service Agencies asked to have the following information shared. These may be details that will be discussed in the informational webinar scheduled for Thurs, May 14 at 1pm. In April, USDA announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). CFAP will provide direct support based on losses for agriculture producers where prices and […]
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