Plant & Pest Advisory

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

June 13, 2019 Dean Polk, Dave Schmitt, Atanas Atanassov, Carrie Denson

Fruit IPM for 6/14/19

Recent Rain Patterns and Insecticide Use: Given our recent periods of rainy weather, many growers are questioning the need for repeated applications, and the weatherability of the materials already applied. Dr. John Wise at MSU has been studying the residual properties of insecticides for a number of years.

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

June 13, 2019 Rick VanVranken

USDA Secretary Perdue Issues Statement on Disaster & Trade-Related Assistance

(June 10, 2019 – Washington, D.C.) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement on disaster and trade-related assistance: “Whether it’s because of natural disasters or unfair retaliatory tariffs, farmers across the country are facing significant challenges and tough decisions on their farms and ranches. Last month, immediately upon China reneging on […]

Filed Under: Commercial Ag Updates, Field, Forage & Livestock, Fruit, Vegetable Crops

June 13, 2019 Andy Wyenandt

Basil downy mildew confirmed in southern New Jersey – ALERT 6/30/20

Basil downy mildew has been confirmed in field-grown basil and sweet basil being sold in ‘box store’ retail establishments in southern New Jersey. All basil growers are encouraged to scout their fields on a daily basis and begin preventative fungicide programs in BDM-susceptible and DMR varieties. For more information on controlling BDM in the field-grown […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops Tagged With: basil downy mildew

June 12, 2019 Kris Holmstrom and Joe Ingerson-Mahar

IPM Update 6/12/19

Sweet Corn European corn borer (ECB) moths catches have declined to nearly nothing over the past week (see map at left). Feeding percentages have increased, and should peak over the next 5-7 days. As of the weekend, feeding percentages as high as 24% in Cape May and 60% were found in whorl corn in Somerset County, […]

Filed Under: Organic Production, Vegetable Crops

June 12, 2019 Michelle Infante-Casella

Tomato Fruit Worm Found in Southern New Jersey

Tomato fruitworm was confirmed in a tomato field in Gloucester County on June 12th. Tomato growers should be applying insecticides to control this pest when monitoring for eggs and small larvae result in seeing any signs of worm activity. There is no economic threshold for tomato fruitworm. When control is needed, it is essential to […]

Filed Under: Vegetable Crops

June 12, 2019 Michael Westendorf

Forages Resources

The wet spring that New Jersey has experienced this year has brought challenges for many farms in the state. However, this has resulted in a lot of lush early spring grass growth in the State’s pastures and grazing lands. Most pastures look good and no doubt these forage resources can provide a lot of nutrients […]

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