Rutgers Cooperative Extension
The National Weather Service has graphical forecasts for many weather variables including heat index and wet bulb globe temperature which can be used to evaluate risk of heat stress. These predictive tools may be utilized to evaluate the risk of heat stress up to one week in advance and may aid in planning of field […]
Continue reading...Original Article published on 6 June 2024 by Dr. Jerry Brust, University of Maryland Extension Ben Beale, educator from St. Mary’s County found an odd thing last week. He found in a grower’s high tunnel, tomato fruit that had the symptoms of a virus infection, but there were no foliar symptoms on any of the […]
Continue reading...Peach: Bacterial Spot: Fruit symptoms from this set of infections have begun to appear in southern counties. So far fruit symptoms are very low and only in highly susceptible varieties. Peaches are at or past pit hardening and fruit now has some resistance to bacterial spot. Infections can still occur but will be less unsightly […]
Continue reading...Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moths continue to be captured in blacklight traps in the northern and central counties, although catches are occurring at fewer sites. The highest feeding levels are in Somerset and southern Hunterdon Counties. ECB injury is declining as infested plantings pass into the tassel stage and receive the first […]
Continue reading...Cucurbit downy mildew has been confirmed on cucumber in Salem County in southern New Jersey. This is the first report of CDM in the state and region this growing season. All cucumber and cantaloupe growers should scout on a daily basis and initiate a preventative fungicide program immediately. All other cucurbit plantings need to be […]
Continue reading...Based on our degree-day model, Sparganothis fruitworm has accumulated 867 degree-days (DD) as of June 18, using April 15 as the biofix date. This indicates that flight activity has reached the 25% mark. We anticipate that peak flight will likely occur by the end of this week. This model uses averages across several beds, so […]
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