Since you received the alert below yesterday afternoon, new Cumberland County Ag Agent Dr. Tim Waller discovered the following details: “[Both] inventory reports and donations of PPE can be made at this site: https://covid19.nj.gov/ppereport “What does this mean? It is the current understanding that the state will not take PPE from companies at this time, […]
Continue reading...COVID-19 Update – NJ Executive Order 109 Mandatory PPE Inventory Reporting Details
Tree Fruit IPM Report for March 25, 2020
Tree Fruit Phenology: Tree Fruit Phenology remains advanced. In southern counties most varieties are at or near full bloom. Redhaven was at approximately 50% bloom on March 24. Plums are in bloom and Pears are nearing Green Cluster. Red Delicious is at 1/2″green. Plums are in full bloom. Pears are starting to bloom.
Continue reading...Allium leaf miner update: 03/24/20
Allium Leaf Miner Allium leaf miner (ALM) feeding/egglaying scars were detected in chives near Princeton (Mercer Co.), NJ on Tuesday of this week. This indicates that the first (spring) flight of these flies has now begun and damage will increase. Additionally, extension personnel at Penn State have reported finding the first feeding scars in several southeastern […]
Continue reading...Rutgers NJAES Plant Diagnostic and Soil Testing Services Still Processing Samples
The Rutgers Plant Diagnostic and Soil Testing Laboratories are currently closed to the public. However, lab employees will be processing samples during limited hours and without extra support from student workers. Instructions for submitting plant samples and questions to the Diagnostic Lab are: Samples may be shipped via UPS or FedEx (not via US Postal […]
Continue reading...Vegetable Disease Update – 3/21/20
Late blight has been reported on tomato in central Florida. This is the first report of Late blight in the US this growing season. To follow Late blight outbreaks in the US please sign up for alerts at the USAblight website by clicking here. There have been no reports of cucurbit downy mildew in the […]
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