Plant & Pest Advisory

Rutgers University | New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station | Pesticide User Responsibility

September 18, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 9/18/19

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth captures remain scattered and very low, and no map will appear in this addition. There are very few plantings not yet silking. Silk sprays for corn earworm (CEW) control will serve to manage ECB larvae as well. Reminder: Useful insecticides for worm control in the silk stage include spinosyns […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

September 12, 2019 Thierry Besancon

Annual Bluegrass Control in Blueberry

Annual bluegrass (Poa annua L.) is an increasingly troublesome winter annual weed in some New Jersey blueberry fields. Native to Europe, this species is now worldwide distributed. Identification and Life Cycle Annual bluegrass starts germinating in late summer as soil temperature drops below 70°F. If conditions are favorable, it will continue germinating throughout the winter. […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Uncategorized

September 11, 2019 Michael Westendorf

Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for September 10, 2019

This auction sells: lambs, sheep, goats, calves, beef cattle, pigs, rabbits, and all types of heavy fowl. Auctions are held every Tuesday with the first sale beginning at 10:30 am and ending at the last sale 5:30 pm. Hay, straw, grain, and firewood are also for sale. Farm Fresh Eggs available for purchase by the […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock

September 11, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 9/11/19

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth captures remain scattered and very low, and no map will appear in this addition. Feeding in late season pre-tassel corn in northern NJ continues, with some plantings exceeding the 12% threshold. In combination with fall armyworm (FAW) feeding, action thresholds have been exceeded in all areas of the state. Growers […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

September 4, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 9/04/19

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moth captures remain very low, and no map will appear in this addition. Feeding in late season pre-tassel corn in northern NJ continues, with some plantings exceeding the 12% threshold. In combination with fall armyworm (FAW) feeding, action thresholds have been exceeded in all areas of the state. Growers should continue […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

August 28, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 8/28/19

Sweet Corn Note: Traps in some portions of southern New Jersey were not serviced over the past week. The impact of this will be addressed in individual sweet corn pest sections. European corn borer (ECB) moth captures have decreased generally over the past week and no map will appear in this addition. Feeding in late season […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops