Plant & Pest Advisory

July 17, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

Vegetable IPM Update 7/17/19

Sweet Corn There have been very modest increases in European corn borer (ECB) moth captures this past week. Most measurable catches occurred in central and northwestern Burlington County (see ECB map at left). These individuals represent a second flight. The next 2 weeks will give us an indication of how significant this flight will be. In […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

July 17, 2019 Andy Wyenandt

Vegetable Disease Update – 7/17/19

Cucurbit downy mildew has been reported on butternut squash in Gloucester County this week. All cucurbit growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a regular basis and to initiate a downy mildew specific fungicide program. This is the first report of CDM in butternut squash in New Jersey this growing season. To track the […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

July 17, 2019 Michael Westendorf

Hackettstown Livestock Auction Results for July 16, 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

July 15, 2019 Jim Murphy

Summer Aeration/Cultivation/Venting

Aeration during the summer can be a helpful practice but does need some caution. Many turf managers performing mid-season aeration on putting greens will be using needle tines, which are less disruptive. But the key words are “less disruptive&#82… Read More »

Filed Under: Landscape, Nursery, & Turf, Turf

July 14, 2019 Cesar Rodriguez-Saona

Managing Cranberry Toad Bug

Toad bugs, Phylloscelis atra, are an occasional pest of cranberries in New Jersey that can cause economic injury. This insect feeds only on cranberries and has a single generation per year. It overwinters as eggs. The nymphs appear by the end of June through early September, and the adults from end of July through October […]

Filed Under: Cranberry, Fruit

July 10, 2019 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson

Fruit IPM for 7/10/19

Peach: Oriental Fruit Moth: During the previous week we were between the 2nd and 3rd OFM flights on most farms, and just starting the third flight this week. Populations on most farms are low, but the timing in southern counties is now if trap captures exceed 6 moths per trap. See timings in the table […]

Filed Under: Blueberry, Fruit, Tree Fruit, Wine Grape