Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Bird damage continues to be a significant challenge for many fruit growers across the eastern United States. A multi-state team of researchers, including Rutgers Cooperative Extension, is preparing a grant proposal to evaluate the use of laser-based bird deterrent systems as a tool to reduce bird damage in fruit crops. The goal of this project […]
Continue reading...With increasing temperatures, it is plausible that a critical treatment window for controlling White Pine Weevil (WPW) will be present early next week, throughout many areas of NJ. Factors leading to this post include increased air temperatures and climbing growing degree-days (WPW adult movement and egg laying is around 7-58 growing degree-days (GDD50)), and most […]
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Dormant Oil Sprays: In recent growing seasons, San Jose scale and white peach scale populations have been causing increasing amounts of damage. These pests create a superficial spotted injury caused by crawler stage feeding on the skin of apples and peaches, making the fruit unmarketable. In severe infestations, heavy crawler populations feeding on the sap […]
Continue reading...March 25, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Rutgers Agricultural Research & Extension Center 121 Northville Road, Bridgeton, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Early season management in peaches Anne Nielsen PhD, Professor […]
Continue reading...March 24, 2026 2:30 pm – 6:00 pm Clifford E. & Melda C. Snyder Research & Extension Farm 140 Locust Grove Road Pittstown, NJ Program 2:30 PM – Registration 3:00 PM – Welcome and Introductions 3:15 PM – Airblast Sprayer Calibration Techniques Chris Lovenduski, Central Jersey Equipment 4:15 PM – Importance of Calibration for […]
Continue reading...Vegetable Integrated Crop Management Twilight Meeting Wednesday, April 8, 2026 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. East Vineland Fire Hall 4931 Landis Ave. across from the Savoy Restaurant (park behind the building and enter conference room door in rear) Hosted by RCE of Atlantic, Cumberland, and Gloucester Counties 6:00 pm Soilborne Disease Identification and Control […]
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